Whatever It was

that made this earth
the base,
the world its life,
the wind its pillar,
arranged the lotus and the moon,
and covered it all with folds
of sky

with Itself inside,

to that Mystery
indifferent to differences,

to it I pray.

10 COMMANDMENT FOR REDUCING STRESS IN YOUR LIFE

1.  Thou Shalt Not Be Perfect, Or Even Try To Be.

2. Thou Shalt Not Try To Be All Things To All People.

3. Thou Shalt Sometimes Leave Things Undone That Ought To Be Done.

4. Thou Shalt Not Spread Thyself Too Thinly.

5. Thou Shalt Learn To Say No.

6. Thou Shalt Schedule Time For Thyself And Thy Supportive Network.

7. Thou Shalt Switch Off And Do Nothing Regularly.

8. Thou Shalt Be Boring, Untidy, Inelegant, and Unattractive At Times.

9. Thou Shalt Not Even Feel Guilty.

10.  Especially, Thou Shalt Not Be Thine Own Worst Enemy But Be Thine Own Best Friend.

Community Action

"Strange is our situation here upon Earth.   Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.   From the standpoint of daily life, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of others...above all, for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy.   Many times a day we realize how much of our own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of other human beings, and how earnestly we must exert ourselves in order to give in return as much as we have received and are still receiving."  (Albert Einstein)

Peace in every step

Peace in every step. The shining red sun is my heart. Each flower smiles with me. How green, how fresh all that grows. How cool the wind blows. Peace is every step. It turns the endless path to joy.

~Thich Nhat Hanh

Dancing in our heads...

We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.

-- Albert Einstein