Comments on: A Book http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/ A view of autism from along the spectrum Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:55:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Lewis Alda http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-4240 Lewis Alda Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:58:33 +0000 http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-4240 <a href="http://del.icio.us/gannibal/MyBlogs" rel="nofollow"> blogs </a> blogs

]]> By: Ian Parker http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-1440 Ian Parker Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:54:43 +0000 http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-1440 A book I came across with a similar idea (the freedom to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances) was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Wisdom-Illness/dp/0385303122/sr=8-1/qid=1164411797/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-8775399-0591362?ie=UTF8&s=books" rel="nofollow">Full Catastrophe Living</a> by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD. I didn't have a lot of success with the meditation (still trying, on and off), but one of the things I took from the book was that ultimately we can choose how to deal with stressors (including animate stressors) and how to respond. We really do have free will on this, and as such, someone else's bad behaviour really is not a justification for my own. Now if I can only live up to that... A book I came across with a similar idea (the freedom to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances) was Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD. I didn’t have a lot of success with the meditation (still trying, on and off), but one of the things I took from the book was that ultimately we can choose how to deal with stressors (including animate stressors) and how to respond. We really do have free will on this, and as such, someone else’s bad behaviour really is not a justification for my own.

Now if I can only live up to that…

]]> By: laurentius-rex http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-1171 laurentius-rex Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:24:17 +0000 http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-1171 Never read the book but have heard of that sentiment, reminds me of what my dad used to say. "when faced with the inevitable you might as well enjoy it" I don't think he really enjoyed his own inevitable, but then maybe it was written that he would not. The only thing I can really chose is the illusion of free will :) now there's a paradox for you, but then it was written that it would be written. Never read the book but have heard of that sentiment, reminds me of what my dad used to say. “when faced with the inevitable you might as well enjoy it”

I don’t think he really enjoyed his own inevitable, but then maybe it was written that he would not.

The only thing I can really chose is the illusion of free will :) now there’s a paradox for you, but then it was written that it would be written.

]]> By: Shawn http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-1144 Shawn Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:21:43 +0000 http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-1144 We could spend our money on worse things than books! We could spend our money on worse things than books!

]]> By: mcewen http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-1142 mcewen Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:29:45 +0000 http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/11/a-book/#comment-1142 Blogging is bad for me, it makes me buy books! Best wishes Blogging is bad for me, it makes me buy books!
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