Bohemian..

Excerpts of my conversation yesterday:
Guest: you look Bohemian today
mery: thank you

Results from googling "Bohemian":

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From: hyperreal-ga on 01 Mar 2005 09:23 PST

1. a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life
2. unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style"
3. Gypsy: a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India andnow living on all continents

4. a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
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From: eaglewiz-ga on 08 Mar 2005 17:29 PST

The name BOHEMIA (Boiohaemum) was coined by the Romans, derived fromthe Celtic tribe BOII, who were the iron age (700 BC to 0) pre-Slavicoccupants of what is now the Czech Republic.

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Over the ages the name BOHEMIA became synonymous with the (much) more recent, modern day occupants of the Czech Republic (Cechy), who have lived therefor roughly 1500 years. The Czechs DO consider themselves to be true "BOHEMIANS" and the wordtransltes to Czech in Czech, but it is a misnomer from a Historical pointof view. (The iron age Celts in the area have long ago been displaced andassimilated by the Germanic Marcomanni, by the Romans... and finally by theSlavic peoples 300-700 AD.)

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The pre-Slavic cultures of the Czech Republic dating back many millenia areonly known through archeological artifacts, and later from the history of theRoman Empire. The early historical records of the modern day Czechs... save for the legendof the three brothers Cech, Lech and Rus compiled by COSMO circa 1100 AD...were burned and destroyed by the 8th century marauding conquests of"The Holly Roman Empire" Written history of the Czechs begins circa 800, leading into the "Great Moravian Empire".

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---The word Bohemian has also been attached to the unorthodox, wild, beatnic,anti-establishment intellectual, song and wine, life style of the "ARTISTIC"sub-culture in Paris. The apparent original connection was the ignorantconfusion between Czechs and Gypsies. Gypsies, of course being a totallydifferent nomadic nation with Romani roots, who traversed eastern andcentral Europe, including Bohemia and Slovakia.

---The Proud Bohemian \__-/
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From: buddy12349-ga on 31 Mar 2005 19:28 PST

The modern day equivalent would be a hippy.

ChooSe to LisTen

It is easy to get angry with those who criticize you.

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But it is better to listen and to consider what they have to say. If the criticism is completely misdirected and unfounded, then you can simply let it go.

Yet often it can be valuable and productive to objectively consider what your critics are thinking.

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The worst response to criticism is to become angry, insulted and defensive. For by doing so, you actually give more power and credibility to that criticism. Instead, listen carefully and appreciatively to what your critics have to say. Even if the criticism is decidedly negative, somewhere there are positive insights that you can gain from it. Don't let your ego prevent you from learning something valuable. Being receptive to criticism strengthens your confidence and can improve your competence.

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Choose to know and understand what others think of you. Instead of getting angry and defensive over the words of others, choose to listen, consider and grow stronger because of them.

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Note : Very wise words, easy to express but (rather) difficult to do.