Desperately Seeking Sanity - a list by hanahula

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Humor, meditation, erudition, escape - only some of the ways we can seek to cope with a world that is about to either spin out of control or finally find its center. In the meantime, here are a few means for finding your own center.

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Smashing Pumpkins: "Time is right for a guiding light."

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Barnes and Noble: The Hunting of the Snark - An Agony, in Eight Fits by Lewis Carroll

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Snark, the omnipresent sarcasm pervading politics, news and comedy of late, is (perhaps not surprisingly) neither a new word nor a new phenomenon. Lewis Carroll, author of "Through the Looking Glass," creator of beloved, hapless Alice, wrote an "agony" of considerable heft nearly 200 years ago.
The seventh "fit" details the "Banker's Fate . . . and so we have come full circle, to a time when this seemingly babbling brook of words becomes incredibly relevant to our present-day circumstances. As they say, you can either laugh or cry.

Updated Feb 20, 2009

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Pangea Organics: Natural Selection CD produced by Black Bridge

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Take your stress level down a notch or two with this suave blend of #electronica, #trance and world music. The band names alone ("Bassnectar," "Spaceflight Orchestra," "Cosmic Rocker") will provide a psychic escape.

Updated Feb 20, 2009

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Amazon: Sanity Savers - Tips for Women to Live a Balanced Life by Dale Vicky Atkins and Barbara Scala

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"A balanced life" has proven to be an oxymoron for me, but that doesn't mean I cannot have more #sanity in the mix. This book is not a quick fix. It is a way of re-framing the conditions of your life so that there is less shame and blame and woe . . . and more joy for everyone, including you. (And I am confident that this will work just as well for men as for women.)

Updated Feb 21, 2009

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Barnes and Noble: Nine Lives by Dan Baum

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Only nine people out of the thousands of New Orleans residents are covered in this deeply moving book. Yet, these nine lives provide the inside story about the singularity of the place and its people . . . and finally attaches a face and a voice to the collective soul of the victims sandwiched between two #hurricanes Betsy and Katrina.

Updated Feb 21, 2009

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Sony: LittleBigPlanet - PlayStation 3

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When all else fails, #play In this case, you can propel yourself out of this world and into another that is irresistibly cute, colorful, ever-changing and rated E for everyone. Then, carry some of that happy back here, to the real world where we are awaiting a heaping helping of that carefree joyousness.

Updated Feb 21, 2009

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Barnes and Noble: The Inaugural Address, 2009 by Barack Obama

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Even on the joyous occasion of his #inauguration, when the Washington Mall was overflowing with the celebratory spirit of thousands of people, Obama spoke to the enormous work ahead of him. This book, including the words of Obama, Lincoln and Thoreau, is an inextinguishable flame for all those who have united in hope for a brighter, cleaner, safer future.

Updated Feb 22, 2009

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iTunes Store: Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel (From "WALL•E")

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Pure Peter Gabriel, this song picks you up, dusts you off and smoothes over all the rough edges of the day. And, as is the movie for best animated picture, this song is my pick for best song at tonight's Academy Awards. Gotta love the big-hearted underdog.

Updated Feb 22, 2009

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Barnes and Noble: Moral Clarity - A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists by Susan Neiman

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As a philosophy major (yes, we still exist), I learned that it is not enough to simply feel in your bones that something is good or right. You must be able to back it up with a compelling argument: a substantive succession of arguments. Within this book, geared to people who do not necessarily have a background in philosophy, Neiman creates a foundation for optimists to build upon . . . and then hopefully expand upon in daily life. This is a true antidote to skepticism: the great pull we all feel to give up and give in to the negative forces at work in our world.

Updated Feb 22, 2009

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Amazon: Blown Sideways Through Life - A Hilarious Tour de Resume by Claudia Shear

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I was actually lucky enough to see Claudia Shear perform the stage production of this book during its sadly brief Off-Broadway run. But the book. Oh, the book. It is a soul-bearing, heart-breaking triumph of a story, of a life lived boldly, though not always joyously and only intermittently with confidence. That she gains her stride by embracing herself is the simple - and incredibly difficult - secret to her success.

Updated Feb 22, 2009

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Spreadshop: 2 Do List - Men's Long Sleeve White Tee

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Life boiled down to its bare essentials. Doesn't get much simpler than this. Source unknown, but thoughtfully rescued by the insatiable collectors of Found Magazine. And now you can have it reprinted on a shirt or sweatshirt for ongoing inspiration. (via Found)

Updated Feb 22, 2009

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