Welcome to Litsy!

#5JoysFriday

1) Daffodils, sunshine & fresh air
2) Seeing the most spectacular double rainbow of my life. I wish my pic was better.
3) The distraction of #LitsyTOB
4) Mammogram done, last Pap Smear of my life done! Measles antibody test done. All good news!
5) Pippin. Thankfull for goofy puppy play & evening snuggles.

Folks, I am TIRED! For whatever reason, exacerbated by lack of sleep, I‘m feeling the weight of it all today. Your joys help! 🩵

Book isn‘t yet in our system: The Rain People by Jin Bo, Yi Yusun (illustrator)

“As a boy sits alone watching spring's first rainfall, he sees that the drops are turning into tiny people, who invite him to join them.”

Lovely book! I‘m not an art expert but I think the art is watercolor. The short of it is the boy joins the Rain People to enter the River of Sorrow and when they do life is restored to the land. This could be from Chinese folklore.

#DayDevotedTo #Kindness
“Be kinder to yourself. And let your kindness flood the world.”

#5JoysFriday

1) Public Libraries! My book stack! 📚💳
2) started school- love my students!🏫📝🔔
3) Got New Covid 19 vaccine- cause I am with students again! 🦠
4) Inherited my mother‘s “ hammer toes” so can only wear certain shoe brands- my new back to school shoes!!!!👟 🥿
5)Poe & Em 😻😻

One might think I‘m a Buddhist by how often I read/listen to Buddhist texts and related topics. I‘m not. But I find a lot about Buddhism lines up with my personal philosophies. Or, at least, how I imagine my personal philosophies.

Meditation in Action is very accessible. I was able to follow along while working, and while not everything is new to me here, Trungpa is able to frame it in a way that makes it seem new. Def recommend for beginners.

#CoverLove #Orange an oldie I found not too long ago!

Brief and yet so impactful! Listening to the audio version twice has given me so much to think about in regards to love, anger, and kindness to myself.

Happy Birthday to the Dalai Lama!

1. Frankie
2. Books!
3. Coffee
4. Sunshine
5. Day off of work to hang with a friend
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While there are sometimes nuggets here that resonate with me, overall I find her writing opaque, circular, repetitive, and without a lot of practical application. DNF at 40%