9.1.25

Thought

“If while washing dishes, we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus hurrying to get the dishes out of the way as if they were a nuisance, then we are not ‘washing the dishes to wash the dishes.’ … If we can’t wash the dishes, the chances are we won’t be able to drink our tea either. … While drinking the cup of tea, we will only be thinking of other things, barely aware of the cup in our hands. Thus we are sucked away into the future—and we are incapable of actually living one minute of life.”

—Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness

Quote

African proverb on surrender: 

“The wind does not break a tree that bends.”

Intention of the Day 

My intention is to meet challenges with grace and courage.

What’s your intention today? 

Happy Monday,

Val