Sometimes all you can do
is laugh at yourself. About
everything. A quiz on Facebook showed me
that we had a very low IQ. G helped me
with the numbers. A friend posted
something about, “If you were really busy, you should meditate one minute. If you were very, very busy, you should
meditate two minutes.”
I found myself at an
estate sale this morning in rooms filled with art books priced beyond my
budget. With two carefully chosen books
clasped to my breast, I came out to find the checkout line wrapped around the
driveway. Most of the folks were
dealers. Many had seven or eight boxes
of books. The line wasn’t moving.
I looked down….just by
chance, and there was a little stool.
Modern. Folding, for four dollars. It was black metal with a padded top. Four dollars.
I grabbed it, joined the line, and sat down very comfortably for the
next hour or so…waiting. Meditating on
the state of the house, the state of my mind, how busy it would be tomorrow,
then silencing my always over thinking brain.
Not busy at all at last.
Aha! You have found the Zen. Your eyes and mid were in the right place and I a so happy for you. I can almost be there just over your shoulder wondering why I picked so many books that were so heavy!
ReplyDeleteSorry about these typos. I am still adjusting to my new tiny laptop!
ReplyDeletecool, self-meditating
ReplyDeleteYou found a port in the storm so to speak.
ReplyDeleteI love the $4 stool. That's great! And just in time too!
ReplyDeleteGlad you found the time to meditate.
ReplyDeleteThis is great. I admire your initiative.
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