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Fibromyalgia and Buddhist Practice of ‘Tonglin’

Monday, December 1st, 2008

” There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in”, Leonard Cohen

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Posted in Buddhist, Fibromyalgia, PEACE, Tonglin, anxiety, breathing, compassion, mindfulness meditation, re-training the brain, stress, winter solstice | 2 Comments »

Fibromyalgia and friendships

Friday, July 25th, 2008

“One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion”, Simone deBeauvoir

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Posted in Estelle Getty, Fibromyalgia, Golden Girls, advocates, buddies, chronic fatigue, compassion, emotions and feelings, estrogen, fair weather friends, female friendships, friendships vs. support groups, life partner, love, male friendships, maternal behaviour, meaning of friendships for fibromyalgia, oxytocin, pity, secrecy of fibromyalgia, sick role, sisters, testosterone | No Comments »