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when i was a young girl at columbia university (116th and broadway), i used to call the upper west side “downtown” because by my reasoning it was downtown from our location. 🙂
Anyone had friends or colleagues in from out of town and when you ask them where they’re staying they say “downtown” and then you find out there somewhere around Times Square?
kens- one of the things firefighters and cops are known for is that “suck it up” attitude. Unfortunately they take it to the extreme- it took 9-11 to force departments and families to understand that resiliency and sucking it up are very different things.some of the stories they tell are so horrifying you can’t believe they can cope- but people ar so amazing.
Borrow that book, rob- and if your friends are not healthy to be around, let them go.
I feel very strongly about the idea that feelings play an important role in health. While it’s true to a degree, that gets warped into “think well & you’ll get better” which is truly invidious. People used to congratulate me on conquering cancer w/ my “can do” attitude. The attitude helped me emotionally but the surgery is what helped me survive. Meanwhile a friend of mine who succumbed was told by her mother & sister that it was her fault – her bohemian lifestyle – & that she should rally round & think positively. That puts yet more psychological wear & tear on the person. You have to be really careful when you throw the idea around.
playing with a child is great solution for feeling down. Kids are 24/7 happy go-lucky, giggle a-lots. Plus they remind you there are so many things to find joy in (ie on/off switch, ants, pigeons, squirrels, dogs,…..).
But on a few occasions I have visited the Chinese doctor who works at the place on 7th Avenue called “Spring Thyme”. I can’t remember his surname–it might be Chan. Anyway he is Cantonese from Guangdong province in China, went to a TCM school there, and I had good results from his work.
Spring Thyme, though, is pricier than Chinatown. I think the fee was $75.
“dylanfan. sorry i don’t know any in brooklyn, but i know a good one in the city,”
Yes, when I get home in the evening I too feel like I’ve gone from the “city” to the country. I also like it how some oldtimer livery drivers refer to certain parts of Brooklyn as “downtown.”
when i was a young girl at columbia university (116th and broadway), i used to call the upper west side “downtown” because by my reasoning it was downtown from our location. 🙂
good grief, m4l, playing with toddlers could drive even a happy sane man to drink! 🙂
Make that “THEY’RE somewhere around Times Square”
Anyone had friends or colleagues in from out of town and when you ask them where they’re staying they say “downtown” and then you find out there somewhere around Times Square?
kens- one of the things firefighters and cops are known for is that “suck it up” attitude. Unfortunately they take it to the extreme- it took 9-11 to force departments and families to understand that resiliency and sucking it up are very different things.some of the stories they tell are so horrifying you can’t believe they can cope- but people ar so amazing.
Borrow that book, rob- and if your friends are not healthy to be around, let them go.
I feel very strongly about the idea that feelings play an important role in health. While it’s true to a degree, that gets warped into “think well & you’ll get better” which is truly invidious. People used to congratulate me on conquering cancer w/ my “can do” attitude. The attitude helped me emotionally but the surgery is what helped me survive. Meanwhile a friend of mine who succumbed was told by her mother & sister that it was her fault – her bohemian lifestyle – & that she should rally round & think positively. That puts yet more psychological wear & tear on the person. You have to be really careful when you throw the idea around.
playing with a child is great solution for feeling down. Kids are 24/7 happy go-lucky, giggle a-lots. Plus they remind you there are so many things to find joy in (ie on/off switch, ants, pigeons, squirrels, dogs,…..).
Rob, know of any toddlers that you can babysit?
I usually go to an acupuncturist in Chinatown.
But on a few occasions I have visited the Chinese doctor who works at the place on 7th Avenue called “Spring Thyme”. I can’t remember his surname–it might be Chan. Anyway he is Cantonese from Guangdong province in China, went to a TCM school there, and I had good results from his work.
Spring Thyme, though, is pricier than Chinatown. I think the fee was $75.
“dylanfan. sorry i don’t know any in brooklyn, but i know a good one in the city,”
Yes, when I get home in the evening I too feel like I’ve gone from the “city” to the country. I also like it how some oldtimer livery drivers refer to certain parts of Brooklyn as “downtown.”