{"id":853,"date":"2009-05-18T19:52:41","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T02:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coolkarma.com\/dharma\/?p=853"},"modified":"2021-05-31T15:04:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T22:04:12","slug":"talking-paws-stop-shaking-the-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmabytes.net\/?p=853","title":{"rendered":"Talking Paws &#8212; Stop Shaking The Bed!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coolkarma.com\/dharma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame1.jpg\" alt=\"taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame1\" width=\"604\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmabytes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame1.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.karmabytes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame1-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame-21\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coolkarma.com\/dharma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame-21.jpg\" alt=\"taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame-21\" width=\"658\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmabytes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame-21.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.karmabytes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/taco-and-dalai-on-bed-in-frame-21-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-865 aligncenter\" title=\"earthquake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coolkarma.com\/dharma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/earthquake.gif\" alt=\"earthquake\" width=\"500\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>It was only a small reminder &#8230; <em>this time!<\/em> Living in Southern California means sooner or later we learn that even what appears like solid rock is in an illusion.&nbsp; Fact is there were a lot more earthquakes in this region in the late 80&#8217;s and early 90&#8217;s when my kids were little.&nbsp; Some say <em>we are due<\/em>, regardless <a href=\"http:\/\/www.72hours.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we all need to be prepared.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can still recall my first quake as a young mother with my small infant in my arms.&nbsp; The thunderous rattle brings a dimension of sound vibration that adds to your already unbalanced semicircular canals.&nbsp; But what struck me the most is how the hard wood floors of my first home became jello before my eyes.&nbsp; It simply boggles the mind to see and feel what only moments before you knew to be a solid object become liquid particles underneath your feet.&nbsp; The seismic cosmic wave, I suppose.&nbsp; Reminding us that not only is our mental story fictitious, but even our senses do not represent the Truth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was only a small reminder &#8230; this time! 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