Jeweled rains fall soft, Tumbling upon fields of gold. In the distance, rain.
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Stress and Relaxaition
In a fast paced modern world, our lives are often full of stress. Children, school, work, activities, family, friends…each one of these singly has the opportunity to add to our daily stress levels. Taken in multiple doses of one or…
Tagged with: bend like a reed, calm, change, community, family, growth, harmony, life, meditaition, optimism, Progressive Muscle Relaxaition, relaxaition, strength, stress, stressors
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Sins Long Past
Dog days summer heat. Orange blossom in bourbon– Past sins remembered.
Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival (content shortened for space) by Elizabeth Reninger The Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie) is a traditional Chinese holiday and Taoist festival that is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, around the time of the autumn…
Tagged with: beauty, caltrope, change, community, Elizabeth Reninger, Festival of Reunion, Lantern Festival, life, love, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, mooncakes, reflection, snails, symbology, taoist, taro, Zhongqiu Jie
Posted in Informaitional
Posted in Informaitional
Blossums Scattered
Spring into summer, Cherry blossoms spread on wind. Morning rain falls gently.
Twists in the Path
Path’s cross, sometimes interconnecting for a few leagues. When this happens, friends and foes can both be made. Time, circumstance, and souls dictate which. Learning from these experiences and connections broadens the view on what can occur in the world. …
Winning Desire
Most religions and philosophies have some sort of prohibition against desire or greed. Buddhists believe that suffering arises from desire. This includes not only physical desire but also ideas and thoughts. Christianity has warnings against pride and coveting. Taoism suggests…
Cartoon Lessons
It seems I take many of my philosophical cues from cartoon characters. Last week it was Pooh. This week it is Po (coincidence, I think not). It did get me thinking about transformations and inner peace. Life can be difficult…
Truth and Lies
Often we are faced with situations (sometimes of our own making) that drive home the lessons we have to learn in this life. While the universe can and does use subtlety, what I like to call the Hammer of the…
Tagged with: change, foregiveness, growth, illusion, individual, journey, open eyes, self, truth
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Nian Xióng Hall 