tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225814182687100969.post2949487835944814014..comments2023-05-21T03:26:30.600-07:00Comments on Hermitgirl of the Mountains: Trees and Butter and Kittens, oh my!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225814182687100969.post-72568768508618464802007-08-10T07:26:00.000-07:002007-08-10T07:26:00.000-07:00I love the sentence, "one of my favorite Buddhist ...I love the sentence, "one of my favorite Buddhist monks" in daddums comment. And also, a round of applause for your dad gifting you with, "I'll take what's in the very large box, Bob" a fridge. And you are so very right about there being something insanely awesome about having a guaranteed good thing in the future. It makes one want to order something small, like a personalized set of pencils from Lillian Vernon, and ask that they be delivered in October :)jill or jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334095362862583230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225814182687100969.post-19444221446463752932007-08-09T20:48:00.000-07:002007-08-09T20:48:00.000-07:00Hey Hermitgirl,One of my favorite Buddhist monks t...Hey Hermitgirl,<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite Buddhist monks talks about cultivating happiness in a way that makes some sense to me. He says (something to the effect) that when the world seems upside down, and you're irritable, and nothing makes sense. Imagine. Think back to the time when you had a toothache. Remember how bad it felt. How it made your life miserable, and it was all that you could think about. Now, stop for a minute and think about how good it feels not to have a toothache. Think, really feel, how nice it is not having your mouth hurt. Be glad for not having a toothache. Be thankful for your non-toothache. <BR/><BR/>I don't know why, but sometimes it works for me. It's hard when life is rushing past and there doesn't seem to be a moment to spare. Sometimes the thought just makes me smile, cause the exercise seems so silly, so simple. Maybe that's what it's about.<BR/> <BR/>Sunday brunch? You name the time and the place. Of course, it's on me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225814182687100969.post-46489798480288658382007-08-08T20:55:00.000-07:002007-08-08T20:55:00.000-07:00sooooooooo glad you got a good thang to look forwa...sooooooooo glad you got a good thang to look forward to, yeah dad!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>love you lala lu, momAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225814182687100969.post-16903295538926671782007-08-08T20:37:00.000-07:002007-08-08T20:37:00.000-07:00Nothing quite like floating among the clouds of re...Nothing quite like floating among the clouds of relief, is there?Ms. Skywalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611709391769911868noreply@blogger.com