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    The Atman or Atma (IAST: Ātmā, sanskrit: आत्म‍ ) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self (hence generally translated into English as 'Self') beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence.
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    fifty is as fifty does

    Thursday, April 16th, 2009

    The signs are everywhere that I’m getting old. sigh… I was in J Jill buying a pair of office pants last week. I already have a brown pair, but I wanted a black pair in the same style. As I paid, chatting with the lovely 60-ish salesperson, she mentioned that the company has recently changed [...]

    but it was on sale

    Monday, November 17th, 2008

    Dear Self: You do realize that NEXT WEEK is Thanksgiving?  Like 10 days from now?  Because you were going to buy and wrap all the gifts for our in-laws and nephews so we could schlep them up at Thanksgiving, rather than pay a gazillion dollars to ship them.  But that was when Thanksgiving was like, months away…and now it’s not. I thought you had TIME [...]

    reverse shopping

    Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

    One of my favorite books of all time is Angels by Marian Keyes.  Although all her books are amazing, engrossing comfort reads, I have read this one more times than I can count.  This book’s main character, Maggie, reverse shops  and it’s where I first heard the term.  You know how you’re in the dressing room, and [...]

    monday shopping randomness

    Monday, June 30th, 2008

    Prologue:  I’ve been bad blogger.  No really, sucky for the last month or so.  I haven’t updated because I am pregnant enough that I’m sick of talking about it, but what else is there at this stage?  I’m sick of people asking me if I have a baby name – NO.   I don’t want to admit [...]

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