Surreal

[sabrinamari]

Woke up to an email from a medical student I don't know with the subject line "You're an inspiration". Is this some clever form of spam? I thought. What are they selling? Weird. Scanning it I realized that UMDNJ magazine came out with a feature on my book that I was interviewed for last year but totally forgot about. I'll look for it when I get into the office today. Maybe this will help me think about how to write my TED talk for the March application deadline.

Huh.

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Also in my email, from Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration:

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill."
 
  ~The Buddha 

Isn't it cool when the universe dovetails like that? I guess Siddharta was right: choose your words carefully. People really do listen to them, and are influenced thereby for the better or worse.

(And now I am wondering, exactly what did I say?)


 

Comments

[showingup.livejournal.com]

" Is this some clever form of spam?"

No. It's some clever form of medical student.

[spiffnolee.livejournal.com]

Wow! I know you to be inspirational to a lot of the people you touch, but to inspire people you've never met is pretty amazing and powerful!

words

[bobby1933.livejournal.com]

Yes! And in my haste and arrogance i often let the wrong words past my lips. Are these words true, loving, beneficial, necessary -- they should pass all four tests.

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

And now I am wondering, exactly what did I say?

Oh, something brilliant. :-)

[shades-of-nyx.livejournal.com]

You are an inspiration honey. And I know how rare and special that "Fan Mail", as Dr. Ken calls it, is. You deserve it.

[evcelt.livejournal.com]

Very cool!