PETALS ON THE WIND

MY ZEN

Calm.

I am immersed in calm. The kind of calm which recognizes that all issues, all forces, all problems which attack my serenity are like mist, compared to life-threatening or truly long lasting dangers. A crisis has gravity only when viewed in the broadest of contexts; then appropriate concern is generously bestowed on it.

Self image.

I am an effective, positive, moral, empowered, intelligent being. I do not need to accept excessive personal responsibility for chaos beyond my control. I cheerfully accept responsibility for my shortcomings because I never lose sight of the reality of my basic value.

On good days.

OLD WASEECU* PROVERBS, MYTHS, ETC.

The journey of writing occurs when the rubber of inspiration hits the road of craft.

Don't think about what to write, write to find out what you think.

A student once asked a great guru, "What is the meaning of Life and Death, Great One"

"Hey, lissen," the guru replied, "When you're alive you do stuff. Dead, you don't do nothing."

*I am a full-blooded, three generation WASEECU. Our tribes have been encamped on the banks of the Charles River in Massachusetts from time immemorial. The name WASEECU derives as follows: W hite A nglo S axon E gghead E ast C oast U nitarian

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