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Sailing – May 20, 2012 Meditation
Continued Unrelenting Effort – June 16, 2012 Meditation
Continued Unrelenting Effort Every once in a while it is nice to have a relaxing day with nothing to do, no schedule, no alarms, no meeting, just nothing but lounging around reading or watching movies or snacking and napping. For some people those moments never really arrive, it is as if they are a mirage on the shimmering horizon. For others, even when they arrive they aren’t what they imagined they were or they are…
Water – June 15, 2012 Meditation
Water Suijin, Water Deity Day Water covers the largest amount of surface on the planet earth. It seems to us to be very plentiful, yet in many parts of the world and in the USA there are droughts. I once saw an image that depicted the amount of water on the planet in relation to the total size of the earth. If all the water was gathered into a single drop, compared to the total…
Rewards – June 14, 2012 Meditation
Rewards We all, if you are anything like me, appreciate appreciation. We all like to be applauded, congratulated, complimented, and recognized for our good efforts. Those kind of things are encouraging, they make us feel like we are doing things right and also show that others notice our efforts. They are indeed very nice things to experience. A long time ago, when I was in the Marine Corps, we used to say that one awe…
Polishing Gems – June 13, 2012 Meditation
Polishing Gems The area of North Carolina around Charlotte is rich in gems and there are many active gem mines where as an amateur you visit and actually mine for gems yourself. There is even a town called Hiddenite. One of the largest gem quality emeralds was discovered in North Carolina in 2009 and is compared to the crown jewels of the Russian empress Catherine the Great.