For every moment you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. - Anon.
The Parable of the Empty Boat.
A monk decides to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes his eyes, and begins his meditation. After a few hours of undisturbed silence, he suddenly feels the bump of another boat colliding with his own. With his eyes still closed, he senses anger bubbling up. By the time he opens his eyes, he is ready to scream at the boatman who dared disturb his meditation. But when looks, he sees that the boat is empty! It had probably got untethered and floated to the middle of the lake. At that moment, the monk achieves Self-Realization, and understands that the anger he so righteously feels, is within him. It merely needs the bump of an external object to provoke it out of him. From then on, whenever he comes across someone who irritates him or provokes him to anger, he reminds himself, “This person is merely an empty boat. It's not what's making me angry - the anger is already within me. If I didn't have anger, it wouldn't come out". And then chooses how to respond instead. Not reacting angrily doesn't mean you don't care about something, sometimes it means you care enough about yourself to walk away. This isn't to say you should never get angry - anger is a part of the human experience and tells you what's important to you. What I'm saying is, use your anger in positive ways. Channel it in ways that you can both, express it safely and let it fuel your power and determination to create a life and experiences that move you forward. And remember what a wise person once said - anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. I think most of us have to work on this...
Trying To Figure Out What To Do This Weekend. Clean The House Or Go Have Some Fun. I Think The Latter, LOL. Have A Great Weekend My Friend And Please Be Safe
Quand on vieillit, ce n'est plus toujours facile de voyager, ni meme de se deplacer....
Donc chacun fait comme il peut...
Vois grand 'mere voyager dans son lit, avec tous ses chats, sur le dos d'une vache.......(sourire )
Certains voudraient pouvoir faire de l'equitation...mais trouvent un scooter-cheval plus securisant...(rire)
...et d'autres veulent faire savoir qu'ils aiment les chats..
n'est ce pas mignon ?...
Moi aussi, j'aime les animaux, presque tous, quels qu'ils soient...!! sauf les serpents et les rats...LOL
...mais je suis une "memere" a chiens et a chats....!!
Ayant acquis de l'âge, c'est plus facile pour moi de n'avoir que des chats ( je ne dois pas aller les promener ).....donc, tous les chats errants sont les bienvenus chez moi
Il n'y a pas si longtemps, j'avais encore trois boules de poils...mais malheureusement il ne m'en reste qu'un seul.
Crois moi: ces chats recuillis te donnent bien plus d'amour que d'autres.......
ils sont tous simplement uniques !..
As tu un ou plusieurs animaux de compagnie ?.
Passe une belle soiree, suivie d'une nuit paisible et bien reposante !
