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An Eschatological Laundry List

10/25/2011

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This is another handout I reconstructed.  It was written by Shelly Kopp, author of Guru: Metaphors from a Psychotherapist.

Retyping it made me realize that I should still have it on my wall.  There are 43 things on the list.  When Hahn discussed the list in class, there were nine things he had us star as particularly important.  I'll give those now, and add a pdf of the entire list.

5.  Nothing lasts!
17.  There are no great men.
18.  If you have a hero, look again; you have diminished yourself in some way.
19.  Everyone lies, cheats, pretends (yes, you too, and most certainly I myself). 
25.  Childhood is a nightmare.
27.  Each of us is ultimately alone.
36.  You can run, but you can't hide.
38.  We must learn the power of living with our helplessness.
43.  Learn to forgive yourself, again and again and again and again.

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The answers to all your questions

10/18/2011

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One of John's frequent handouts was a page of scattered quotes.  Some had no attribution, which was his style.

He assured the class that this page had the answer to any question we had about life.  I suppose I agreed as I still have my original.

My original isn't in the best condition; it has many holes where I pinned it to bulletin boards multiple times.  I decided to form my own copy of it (good in case I lose mine).  I have tried to repeat the way he angled the quotes on the page.
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Poem given to class

10/17/2011

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One of the few handouts he gave us.  A poem entitled Listen, author unknown.

i no longer plead with heaven
or go rummaging in books
for answers to the questions
life contains
now i listen
listen
listen to this inner thing resounding
in the pulsing and the pounding
of my infant ancient veins.

i no longer seek instruction
from my father and mother
i have mastered
all their pleasures and their pain
no i listen
listen
listen to this inner thing resounding
in the pulsing and the pounding
of my infant ancient veins

the feeling in my bloodflow
is a simple thing y'see
everything and nothing
in the parody is me
i'm the hero
i'm the villain
the beginning and the end
i'm creator
i'm destroyer
i'm the enemy the friend
i'm an animal
a spirit
flying high and falling down
i am special
i'm important
i am sacred
i am a clown
so i stumble through the chaos
dragging clumsily behind me
all the eggshells
and the fish scales

and the fur pelts of my past
while this thing goes on
inside me at one with all
the vastness
the fantasies
and fictions
and when all the contradictions
come together
come together
they will fit

the feeling in my bloodflow
is a simple thing y'see
i am it
i am it
we are everything and nothing
but that's how to play the game
in these weather beaten bodies
with these god forsaken brains
we can listen
listen
listen to the universe resounding
in the pulsing and the pounding
of our infant ancient veins
listen
listen
listen and it all begins to fit
you are it
you are it


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