Year of the “Yang” aka Goat aka Sheep
THOUGHTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS
May all who suffer be free from suffering in life May all who have fear be free from fear May all who are in sorrow be free from sorrow.
MAY ALL BEINGS BE WELL & HAPPY. |
53 is the atomic number of iodine.
Why I am choosing this fact about the number 53 for today?
Because this has been a week about hearts. Read more…
Want Burning Man Tickets 2015? Act NOW!
People tell me that they can’t go to Burning Man because of the heat.
And I tell them the heat is nothing. Not a big deal.
Well then, they’ll say, what about the dust storms? And the wind?
The wind? That’s nothing.
The worse thing about the dust storms and the wind is cleaning up when you get home. And then you’re home where there’s endless cold beer and cold water and hot showers. And you’ve probably slept some.
And it’s not too crowded either. So what is the worse thing about Burning Man? What’s the biggest reason why we don’t want to go again?
The lines for tickets, for GATE, and for Exodus. Seriously. That’s the worse thing about Burning Man for me.
Well that and the plug and play camps aka commercial camps, but that’s a different blog post. Read more…
I’m in the mood for love…
The profusion of hearts and the urging to spend money on chocolates, flowers, and jewelry may have tipped you off that this Saturday February 14 is Valentine’s Day.
I Want A TROUBLEMAKER For A Lover…
don’t you?
“I want a trouble-maker for a lover:
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Just in time for the Chinese New Year Feb. 19, is
53 Interesting Facts About The Number 53 #5:
In 53 BC the Chinese philosopher Yang Xiong was born; he died AD 18.
According to Wikipedia, Yang Xiong was a Han dynasty scholar, poet, and author known for his philosophical writings and fu poetry compositions.
Fu poetry? FU POETRY? What the fu is fu poetry? Read more…
The Duck Has Landed!
DUCK!!!!!!!!!
Usually it’s wine that arrives for twitter tastings.
But when I was invited to participate in a twitter tasting for DUCK #BWEChat #discoverduck I said HECK YEAH!
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Happy Chinese New Year of the Goat: Celebrate and Make Mandalas
Not everyone in the world celebrates the New Year’s on January 1.
In fact different cultures celebrate the “new” year at different times of the year. For example, Jewish and Chumash celebrate the new year at the Fall Equinox. (Baseball players celebrate the New Year during the first week of April.)
Many Asian cultures, on the other hand, recognize the new year in connection with the moon, and winter solstice: Chinese New Year usually falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. That’s why the date changes every year.
A monk at An Lac Buddhist Temple in Ventura this morning told me the red flowers are for long life and the pink cherry blossoms are for good luck. The statue is Guan Yin who I wrote about yesterday.
Myth And a Desire to Live
Today is the 5th Anniversary of the day when my husband broke his neck in a “Hangman’s Break”, where 95% of the injured die instantly; of the 5% who live all but 3% are quadriplegic. (Read a post from right after the accident here or read a post from last year about it here).
Here’s one version of that story, a mythic version, a depth psychological version, one that explores myths and synchronicity. It is up to you to decide what is real and what is myth.
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