"I love football, I love playing football but at the end of the day, it is a children's game that grown men play. If I can speak out on something, especially something that affects millions of lives and causes young kids to kill themselves - if I can speak out on that and help one of those young kids realize that you don't have to take that step, to me that's worth far more than anything that I could gain from football. I think all that we're asking and all that any athlete is asking, straight or gay, is judge that person by what they can do on the field. Not by who they are, not by what their beliefs are or the color of their skin. Judge them by their playing abilities." - Chris Kluwe, speaking with the Huffington Post. Kluwe was cut this week by the Minnesota Vikings. (Via Gay Star News)
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
JMG Quote Of The Day - Chris Kluwe
"I love football, I love playing football but at the end of the day, it is a children's game that grown men play. If I can speak out on something, especially something that affects millions of lives and causes young kids to kill themselves - if I can speak out on that and help one of those young kids realize that you don't have to take that step, to me that's worth far more than anything that I could gain from football. I think all that we're asking and all that any athlete is asking, straight or gay, is judge that person by what they can do on the field. Not by who they are, not by what their beliefs are or the color of their skin. Judge them by their playing abilities." - Chris Kluwe, speaking with the Huffington Post. Kluwe was cut this week by the Minnesota Vikings. (Via Gay Star News)
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Tricycle Daily Dharma May 8, 2013
The Other Side of Boredom
When
you are really bored, the best thing you can do is sit down and let
yourself experience the boredom more fully. It may not be a deep or
satisfying state, but at least you are not indulging in the things with
which you usually cover up this kind of experience. Your real state of
mind is more nakedly exposed, because for the time being there are no
distractions. If you can stay with the experience of boredom, you can
try to feel your way through into something deeper, truer, and more
spontaneous within yourself.
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- Sangharakshita, "Staying with Boredom"
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