He didn’t inherit the gift of myopia from his father’s or my defective eyesight genes (even though we are both as blind as bats without our own optical enhancers) but he did enter into the near-sightedness masses, regardless.
One eye exam and a profound ‘eureka!’ mommy moment later… here’s to hoping he won’t be doing that annoying squinting thing anymore!
He hesitated exactly 1 millisecond to put on his new spectacles and even bragged that a girl at his school told him he looked ‘handsome’ wearing them. I must agree with the young miss.
Our little Buddha is seeing better already - He struck this pose spontaneously while we were taking pictures. Lucky for me I pulled off ONE shot before he giggled his way out of the frame.
This post was intended for Wordless Wednesday, but whoops - it’s Thursday! Enjoy.
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Like most desks, mine can be chaotic - often covered with my son’s artwork and homework assignments, cluttered with work projects, post-it notes reminding me of errands, phone numbers and important dates, and piles of unopened mail. At my desk I organize my family, sustain my lifestyle, enjoy my hobbies, communicate with friends…
… and find a little Zen in my life.
On one small corner of an otherwise overwhelmed (and underpaid) desk, is my little corner of Zen. I find calm in (fleeting) moments of mediation when my eyes glance toward my favorite and most prized Buddha in my collection.
In these moments, I’m also reminded in subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) ways what the Buddha taught:
The Buddha taught that life was inherently dukkha (suffering), that it is caused by tanha (craving), but that this condition was curable by following the Noble Eightfold Path [by understanding] The Four Noble Truths.
1. Life is suffering (to live is to suffer).
2. The origin of suffering (in life we seek to discover the origin of our suffering).
3. The cessation of suffering (once the origin is discovered, we seek to cease our suffering).
4. The way to the cessation of suffering is by following the Noble Eightfold Path.
So, while I’m ’suffering’ through piles of bills, loads of paperwork and an email in-box that never seems satisfied, I’m constantly reminded by my little corner of desktop Zen that this is what life is all about - for in everything there is a reason, even in ’suffering’ through a desk-full of confusion. Life is about taking the the good with the bad, the suffering with the rewards - “like yin and yang, entwined all through“.
BTW - I’m not a practicing Buddhist (I’m interested and intrigued by the concepts) so feel free if you are Buddhist and wish correct me if I’ve misunderstand the Buddha’s basic teachings. I’m here to learn (in life and in all ways.)
P.S. Yes, I also realize I’m not so wordless on this Wordless Wednesday.
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Within the hour after my last post, we found Trixie - thanks to Sassy - and a very nice family who didn’t run Trixie over in the street.
Sassy and Trixie with the ‘Found Dog’ sign and the ‘Lost Dog’ fliers we were about K1 was about post
If you’ve ever been to my house, or met my ‘middle’ dog, Sassy, you know how skittish she is - we call her “skeptical” because she’s not easily convinced the world, in general, is a safe place to be. She keeps a watchful eye (but a good distance) on everything. Sassy is excessively observant and always knows where everyone is, how everyone feels, and who’s doing what…
… including where Trixie has R-U-N-N-O-F-T* to.
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Oh, Trixie, where did you go? *cry*
This is so totally NOT how I wanted to spend my afternoon - making ‘lost dog’ fliers and walking/running/driving around and around my neighborhood yelling for her.
It’s my fault - I know she’s a runner. I opened the back porch to let the dogs out to go potty, and before I could leash her, she was off. She ran so fast I didn’t even see which way she went.
I hate myself.
08/09/24 @ 1745 EST UPDATE!!!!!!
And I’m counting this for Wordless Wednesday, too…
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I’m glad this was explained…
As seen in Moab, UT 2008/08/11
Photo credit to Sintax who is currently on a cross-country bike ride from CA to CO and back.
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