Found this online the author said it was originally in Finnish and it goes like this in English:
"I'm innocent. Most probably. Besides it was an accident"
Oh I love it, makes mirth bubble like a spring... this is the image that goes with it:
thoughts and reflections on discussions with Jedi Master Sensei KC WarEagle
“In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away” – Shing Xiong
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
the church of Dog
Lessons from dogs – a variation, (woohoo some sort of deja vu here)
- Trust can be earned
- Dependence is a mutual thing
- run to greet the person you love
- stop and smell the roses
- have a passion (s)
- persist
- let go
- be curious
- pay attention and inquire
- follow your nose
- pick up after others
- forgive
- ask forgiveness and accept it too
- don’t be afraid to try
- take care of your responsibilities
- take a regular nap
- try hard
- play hard
- be willing to be seen as foolish
- let people laugh at you to laugh with you
- don’t pull
- be flexible
- go the extra mile
- learn the way home
- ask for what you need
- stay simple, stay humble
- enjoy simple pleasures
- don’t be snappish
- be kind
- share your food, and water and blanket and toys
- explore
- encourage others to play
- roll on the ground or floor and then shake all over
- smile
- sing to the moon, splash in water
not something I would normally...
watch or consider watching but in that spirit here is a link that is uplifting - remembering grandma doesn't make mistakes, just opportunities. Rion Paige - born this way
Saturday, November 2, 2013
new painting in progress
coming in stages, it is fun, KC says it looks like she has a goiter, (where did she even learn that word?) ah well, people have funny reactions to works in progress, why do we so often not realize that most of what or whom we meet is a work in progress? I'd like to keep that in mind...
Friday, November 1, 2013
why ordain, why make this lifestyle choice?
an asian professor who I saw in clinic asked "why you do that, why be monk?" of course I gave some smartass reply like "just crazy." but tonight woken by the helicopter and sirens I thought: "Because one can stay in bed, or one can throw off the covers and take the trail to the lake barefoot in the moonlight."
I think Kim's suggestion for a class title for sensei's meditation group has been percolating for me. She suggested An Examined Life as in 'the unexamined life is not worth living' a quote ascribed to Socrates and used by many since.
I think Kim's suggestion for a class title for sensei's meditation group has been percolating for me. She suggested An Examined Life as in 'the unexamined life is not worth living' a quote ascribed to Socrates and used by many since.
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