that the meaning of the letters SOS is not Save Our Ship/Souls, and that “the letters do not refer to any words but were selected because they are easy to transmit.” www.dictionary.com
that there’s a word ataraxia, at-a-rax-i-a, having this definition, A Greek concept meaning the attainment of perfect peace or transcendent calm.
that the pronounciation of acai is ah-sigh-ee
that the website: www.about.com has a lot to offer.
that this is a wonderful sentence to ponder: “If you lose your own peaceful center and are overwhelmed by the force of others and by intellectual perceptions and emotional feelings generated by external circumstances, then your own mind will have no independence, freedom, or peace and you will be functioning in terms of others as a slave.”
-Tulku Thundop
that it’s possible to be plucked out of the everyday world and into one of unconditional love when reading about Rumi’s life and his exquisite writings.
that the book Health through God’s Pharmacy by Maria Treben can almost be read as a good novel. The stories of the healings by herbs are fascinating.
that Rachel Trovi, a Norwegian woman, began working in the Philippines 20 years ago during her first visit by “distributing food, medicine and clothes, all purchased with her own money.” and that “Her advocacy became so great that the Ma’Ma Children’s Center of Norway (MMCCN) was founded, which is still led by 80-year-old Rachel Trovi.” www.odemagazine.com/io
that along with the movie Early Summer is wonderful information written by Jim Jarmusch about its prominent director Yasujiro Ozu. “. . . after leaving the exhibition of Ozu artifacts, I found myself in the Engakuji Temple cemetery. There, a plain black marble grave-marker commemorates the life of this extraordinary filmmaker. There is no name on the face of the headstone, no date of birth or death – only a single Chinese character, which Kazuko and Hayao identified as MU. They explained to me that its meaning is philosophical and spiritual, nearly impossible to translate into English. An approximation, they offered hesitantly, might be ‘the space that exists between all things.’ ” Kazuko Kawakita and Hayao Shibata are J. Jarmusch’s friends.
that ZeroWater includes a water tester called a TDS meter with their filtering system, allowing the consumer to test faucet, filtered and bottled water. Along with the testing will be some Hmm! moments.
www.zerowater.com
that it’s well-worth watching the movie Temple Grandin starring Claire Danes – a true story about an amazing woman who is autistic. www.templegrandin.com