holiday treat

today i ran across one of those treats one finds on an easter hunt, although this one was inadvertent. i have struggled in sobriety with the realization that i am not as adept at handling life as i might like. i am often childish, over-emotional, reactionary, and often angry. this is especially disturbing to me as i would like to think that i am choosing to live a spiritual life and with that comes serenity, maturity, and peace. however, the volatility of my day to day life reveals that i am quite a distance from my desired location and i have much road left to travel. but knowing that i have found this delicious treat today helps me believe again in the magic of the universe and the possibilities in life. in typical buddhist fashion, the solution to a dilemna is a question, because the answer most likely does lie inside us. happy easter

the following is a repost from maitri matters

Anger vs. Patience

Think of anger. Anger is the mind that wishes to harm and hurt. Patience is the mind that holds back from harming or hurting. Anger is most difficult to deal with; patience is most difficult to develop. Patience is the only thing that defeats anger.

Don’t be disappointed if you can’t do it right away. Even after years of practice you may find that you’re still losing your temper. It’s all right. But you will also notice that the power of anger has weakened, that it doesn’t last as long, and does not as easily turn into hatred.

If patience comes easily to you, wonderful. If not, how do you go from anger to patience?

- Gelek Rimpoche, from "The Real Enemy" (Winter 2001)

blumen

Insufficient light is the most common cause of failure to re-bloom your orchid. Leaf color indicates if the amount of light is adequate. The lus, rich, dark green of most houseplants is not desirable in orchid leaves. A grassy green color (light or medium green with yellowish tones) means the plant is receiving sufficient light to bloom.

i am just thrilled. i have been trying to get several orchid plants to rebloom, but have never had any luck. however, i kept one on my kitchen window sill and set the pot inside another pot, fed it with bioalgae, and lo and behold, i noticed two weeks ago that there were 3 stems of blooms that were forming. the leaves took on a yellowish tinge from the abundance of water i would imagine, but the blooms are the most vivid lavender and i feel as if progress has been made. i thought i would share the link to the American Orchid Society to refer any questions, as this is really not an area of expertise for me..

Similarly, the legislation for the Wellstone and Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act of 2008. No doubt it will change the way that persons with insurance (and medicare) will be able to access mh and sa services. and it also speaks to the patience required with orchids. they  take what seems an unreasonable amount of time to bloom again, but with patience and vigilence, they will.

wellstone domenici mental health parity and addiction

today's sound choice is the white stripes with "blue orchid"


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