Happenings around Myosho-ji, Wonderful Voice Buddhist Temple
Door Is Open Doors are handy things to have in a house or building. Without doors we could neither come nor go easily. I suppose we could climb out the window or perhaps drill a hole in the roof and go out that way, but leave that aside for a while and work with me here. Doors are handy things to have.
Sailing Let me make a disclaimer right at the beginning here, I know hardly anything about sailing and so I won’t be teaching you how to do it. I ran across this quote, and coupled with today being a beautiful breezy day I just imagined a leisurely sail on a lake, or something like that. “A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.” (English Proverb)
Friends “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” (Henry Ford) Yesterday I wrote about goals, setting them and laying out a strategy for achieving them, even if slowly. In yesterday’s piece I mentioned having a friend help you work out how to achieve your goal. I wonder how many of us feel free to approach a friend with such a task? I also wonder if our reluctance is due…
Deciding On A Goal Until you decided upon a goal or a course of action it is simply a dream. It may be elaborate, it may seem nice, and it may feel good, but it is simply wishful thinking. Once you make a commitment, once you decide upon the course of action, then all things change and you have put yourself on the road to override failure.
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