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robalferi
robalferi
robalferi
Turin, Italy
100% Italian, based in Turin (up north-west)
38 y.o. I am a system administrator by day, rock musician at night

Working lately on my solo project with a band of friends (more crazy than me since they've accepted all this!!!) and really fed up of covering songs... the site is here: http://www.lenotesparse.com

On the Avanoo since September 2007, I run a personal blog on http://www.piccoligrilletti.com and I will often double post here!

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The Book post

Date: Tuesday, 13-May-2008 02:26 (GMT)1210670800,cdate-gmt:7007-post
Location: Turin, Italy
Are we trying to write a book already written?

We think we’re writing things on our blog to talk about us, to make our options and decisions public, love, sadness, whatever. Do we write it on our own or is there a Bigger Mind that is tellin’ us what to write? Are we writing over and over what’s in our heart or what’s already been written?

A girl ask us to marry her, does she really want it or it was already in the book? Every day we write a page, sealing to our past what happened yesterday, keeping a illusory memories of our life. Are we in charge or are we soldiers? Here is the main concept of the word "destiny" are we the masters of our destiny?. How can we change things? Are we really able to do it? We’re like divided in chapters, people who know us very well just run from A to Z browsing our index.

At the beginning of this, I was going to listen to A day in the life, a Beatles’ song. Then My Loved Costello came up to my mind so I switched on Every Day I Write The Book... I am going to satisfy all my needs now... here I put the original handwritten lyrics from John Lennon and I leave My Loved Costello on the i-Pod. Because it was written exactely like that!




Try not. Do or do not... there is no try. ~Yoda
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Comments (6)
Mbiz
Mbiz
United Kingdom
Date: Wednesday, 14-May-2008 03:59 (GMT)1210762752,cdate-gmt:26355-comment 
Although I haven't seen yet where I'm heading in life, I can see, looking back over the past 4 years alone, how things have "conspired" to get me where I am.

As you know I listen to my gut a lot. Ever since I gave it more trust I can feel when I'm nudged to do something. Sometimes this something will mean a huge change in my life (like moving to the UK a second time), sometimes smaller things which helps me get in touch with people when I need them.

I used to say that I think that our path is already designed, and I still do to some extent. Some people say that we sign a soul contract before we are born (with ourselves as well as with others who will frequent our path through life) and that each and everyone of us have a divine blueprint that is us.

I believe that we all have our individual paths to walk. The beauty being that if we "deviate" we will be brought back. We can never NOT be on our path. I could write a book (no pun intended!) about this as it is a very interesting and fascinating subject. :)
Let Love Be Your Energy
Mere
Mere
Richmond, VA, USA
Date: Tuesday, 13-May-2008 19:24 (GMT)1210731844,cdate-gmt:26344-comment 
I think that it is a bit of both. We write the book as we want yet the book rewrites what is needed. Our paths are never very cut and dry, they can be altered.
kwame
kwame
Muskegon, MI, USA
Date: Tuesday, 13-May-2008 16:46 (GMT)1210722370,cdate-gmt:26339-comment 
As near as I can tell, I am the book. I'm the writer, the reader and the editor, too. And I'm calling for a rewrite! There are not nearly enough chapters with girls asking me to marry them. Writer-self, start typin'!
"Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own." Bruce Lee
Wilford
Wilford
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Date: Tuesday, 13-May-2008 12:53 (GMT)1210708381,cdate-gmt:26335-comment 
This is a profound question. Some ideas to consider:

If we identify as solitary consciousness in a body, then we will not be able to escape the nagging feeling that we are not in charge. If we come to identify more with a collective consciousness (which is a leap of faith at first), then we will see that "we" are in charge and that our bodies are just neutral things doing what is asked of them.
We can hide from infinity, but it will always be part of that with which we attempt to replace it.
Dean
Dean
New York, NY, USA
Date: Tuesday, 13-May-2008 07:55 (GMT)1210690501,cdate-gmt:26328-comment 
...Everything happens for a reason. I truly believe that.
"Don't put your trust in walls, 'Cause walls will only crush you when they fall." - Ray LaMontagne
Magui
Magui
Uruguay
Date: Tuesday, 13-May-2008 05:47 (GMT)1210682833,cdate-gmt:26320-comment 
what if no option is really ours? that even changing what we see as patterns is a pattern itself? what if it's ok that way? ... :)