tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940776223778377320.post5936291493563060596..comments2013-08-07T02:13:16.358-07:00Comments on The Onederland Files: Malcolm Levenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06926979252245846589noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940776223778377320.post-77855483219010403542008-09-16T01:18:00.000-07:002008-09-16T01:18:00.000-07:00"...we need to learn how we can achieve a state th..."...we need to learn how we can achieve a state that enables us to be grateful, kinder, more conscious and self-reflective."<BR/><BR/>I read these words yesterday, and today, in the wake of "Meltdown Monday" I spotted the following in The Independent: "Marion Guilbert, 36, who is expecting twins, left the [Lehman's] building in the afternoon after being told she had lost the sales job at the firm she had held for the past seven years. "It is very emotional" she said. "But even more emotional for a pregnant woman. But it's not the worst news I could have got. At least I've got something to look forward to."<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that this lady, despite having been faced with the trauma of losing her job, has been able to embody and communicate the qualities that you have mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Kind regardsAdrian Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07292826112506713990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940776223778377320.post-72031264461051371342008-09-12T12:59:00.000-07:002008-09-12T12:59:00.000-07:00It's strange that, despite knowing the importance ...It's strange that, despite knowing the importance of 'now' that we tend to tread rough-shod all over it in an attempt to get at tomorrow - or the day after. I find myself doing this often. I'll either have to learn to change or foster a belief in some kind of divine afterlife! <BR/><BR/>Stuart M.Stuart M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07427940866670169179noreply@blogger.com