Bright sunshine on deep white snow. Bracing but frigid air convinces me to stay in my warm cozy little room and take it all in from the rocker beside the gas stove which insures hot tea to sip. Odd that walking Red in the cold dark early evening doesn’t disturb. Impressions. Contrast between passive and active. Thank you, Lord.
I received such an uplifting email from our dear Baruch last night, with fascinating info on amber, (Bernstein in Deutsch), and best of all energy and empathy. It brought real evening peace to me. Thank you, Lord, for such a friend.
In morning sitting, I practiced exercises presented by Ekant (he and family are ill today: Jesus heal quickly) and RS, then said a few personal prayers and worked to “practice” what Lee van Laer “preached” in two of his posts today. I spelled out his name so you can check out his daily Substack posts; he’s well worth following.
I want to say his prayers are much better than mine, but I know I need to pray my own prayers; there’s no competition. He reminds us “none of us works alone.” He also offered this, which tickles me: “Yet, as Zen Master Dogen once said, ‘It is difficult to give oars to mountaineers, yet I must expound the Dharma.’”
Thank you lord for the helpers and guides you send our ways. May we recognize and appreciate their faithfulness. IJN
No comments:
Post a Comment