Wednesday, January 27, 2010
New Idea
Maybe I will start posting a picture a day. People seem to love photos of me. And Bruce takes my photo each and every day! I am thinking Bruce and I (and Susan, of course) could publish a book at the end of the year. I love books. Especially books about cats!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year
Maybe it is the year past; you know, 2009; going outside for the first time and now wanting to get outside every single day and now thinking of 2010 and how am I to think of this year: I mean is it "Two Thousand Ten" or "Twenty Ten?" The thought of it is making my head explode.
The beer makes me tired.
Susan is sleeping. She's been under the weather all day. And there's another thing that makes my head explode; what exactly does THAT mean?!
Bruce has been busy making changes on his website all day, meditating, watching football, writing, and filling his glass repeatedly with wine--while Susan sleeps, I might add. I need another beer.
Enough of that!
I want to share this with you.
I think it is a good way to start the new year.
I read it this morning. It's from Eknath Easwaran; his Thought for the Day:
"As an irrigator guides water to the fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives."
– The Buddha
"The glory of the human being is our ability to remake ourselves. The Buddha is very rightly called the Compassionate One because he holds out hope for everybody. He doesn’t say our past has been dark, therefore our chances are dim. He says whatever our past, whatever our present, the sky is bright for us because we can remake ourselves.
"The Buddha says, be a good woodworker. Consciousness is the wood, and you can make it take any shape you like. Just as a carpenter works the wood to build a house or a fine piece of furniture, similarly we can fashion the responses and attitudes we desire: love, wisdom, security, patience, loyalty, enthusiasm, cheerfulness."
I not sure of who The Buddha is but I bet he had a cat.
Peace and Prosperity be with you and yours this 2010 (And if you know how to say that the right way--2010--please let me know.).
The beer makes me tired.
Susan is sleeping. She's been under the weather all day. And there's another thing that makes my head explode; what exactly does THAT mean?!
Bruce has been busy making changes on his website all day, meditating, watching football, writing, and filling his glass repeatedly with wine--while Susan sleeps, I might add. I need another beer.
Enough of that!
I want to share this with you.
I think it is a good way to start the new year.
I read it this morning. It's from Eknath Easwaran; his Thought for the Day:
"As an irrigator guides water to the fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives."
– The Buddha
"The glory of the human being is our ability to remake ourselves. The Buddha is very rightly called the Compassionate One because he holds out hope for everybody. He doesn’t say our past has been dark, therefore our chances are dim. He says whatever our past, whatever our present, the sky is bright for us because we can remake ourselves.
"The Buddha says, be a good woodworker. Consciousness is the wood, and you can make it take any shape you like. Just as a carpenter works the wood to build a house or a fine piece of furniture, similarly we can fashion the responses and attitudes we desire: love, wisdom, security, patience, loyalty, enthusiasm, cheerfulness."
I not sure of who The Buddha is but I bet he had a cat.
Peace and Prosperity be with you and yours this 2010 (And if you know how to say that the right way--2010--please let me know.).
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Christmas Eve
It is Christmas Eve day as I write. Susan and Bruce are very busy preparing for tonight's family party. There are many presents under the Christmas tree. I wonder there is a present for me?
Monday, November 16, 2009
Painting & Blogging
Gosh! I didn't realize so much time has passed since my last entry. I've been busy helping Bruce paint the dining room and bedroom. And Susan takes me out to play in the yard a few times during the day. I guess I have been rather tired from all the excitement.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Our Real Nature
You are not the same, nor are you another.
– The Buddha
The words that follow are from my friend and mentor Eknath Easwaran:
"The Buddha is saying that we change from moment to moment. Personality is not cast in a rigid mold; the whole secret of personality is that it is a process. The nature of a process is that it can be changed. For a time, it is true, the changes you are trying to make will not seem natural. When someone is rude to you, you will still feel a wave of resentment inside. It does not matter; at the outset, it is enough to act kind, to pretend to be kind, to stage a sort of kindness performance.
"Gradually, if you put your whole effort behind this transformation, using the tool of meditation, the seething will subside. Then it will not just be a flawless performance, you will actually transform anger into compassion. You will feel sorry for the person who has offended you. You will not be the same angry person you used to be; and yet you will not be someone else, either. To be patient, kind, and secure is our real nature; anything else is being false to ourselves."
I will leave you with this photograph by Bruce Barone:
– The Buddha
The words that follow are from my friend and mentor Eknath Easwaran:
"The Buddha is saying that we change from moment to moment. Personality is not cast in a rigid mold; the whole secret of personality is that it is a process. The nature of a process is that it can be changed. For a time, it is true, the changes you are trying to make will not seem natural. When someone is rude to you, you will still feel a wave of resentment inside. It does not matter; at the outset, it is enough to act kind, to pretend to be kind, to stage a sort of kindness performance.
"Gradually, if you put your whole effort behind this transformation, using the tool of meditation, the seething will subside. Then it will not just be a flawless performance, you will actually transform anger into compassion. You will feel sorry for the person who has offended you. You will not be the same angry person you used to be; and yet you will not be someone else, either. To be patient, kind, and secure is our real nature; anything else is being false to ourselves."
I will leave you with this photograph by Bruce Barone:
Monday, October 5, 2009
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