Suddenly while riding my bicycle I had an enlightened moment. I had finally figured what life was about. Life is such a brief stay on planet earth, that I felt my stay here was just a test, before transitioning to the next phase of leaving this planet (death). The dead possum appeared at that moment lying on the road in front of me. Buddha was trying to explain life to … [Read more...] about Enlightenment and a dead possum.
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Paradise is in your head.
Today the birds are singing and the sun is shining somewhere. Perhaps you are happy or perhaps you are sad. Someone is being born and someone is dying. The flow of life continues. If we turn off our desires, suddenly we have everything. … [Read more...] about Paradise is in your head.
My favorite recent photo of a flower.
For some reason is of this yellow flower. Well I guess the reason was of the shadow it cast on the leaf below. This one day I walked through this field and all the flowers were in full bloom. Later that month I returned and the field was empty. Like life...we are here and then gone. Hopefully I’m a perennial. Nikon d60 and Nikon 18-55mm lens. … [Read more...] about My favorite recent photo of a flower.
I tried to save you my friend
Unfortunately you passed away before my eyes. Riding my bicycle one day I came across you in the road. I thought you were just stunned and placed you in the bushes out of harms way. The next day I came to check on you and there you sat beside the road. We made eye contact and you let out a sweet “cheep”. Placing you in my bike bag I road as fast as I could to get you … [Read more...] about I tried to save you my friend
Zen thoughts on the 2016 presidential election.
Birds drink from the bird bath Birds wash in the bird bath Birds shit in the bird bath … [Read more...] about Zen thoughts on the 2016 presidential election.