The valley and the creek hold their charms
Like a child holds laughter, brimming over.
From above, looking down,
The trees are like green lakes
Scattered among the well tended fields.
Crops grow.
Often at sunrise, when I am most alone,
I am touched by all of the life around me.
The dew-damp earth.
The purple sky to the east.
I bow with no one watching.
It is a simple bow, but genuine.
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Let the day turn under, and let the year turn, too
Life has an order, but we don’t know it
And it doesn’t matter anyway
Let the day turn as it will
Everything that goes right is a blessing
And everything that goes wrong is a larger blessing
Just go with it
Tomorrow and all of life
Can handle themselves
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We are driving through our town
Davis, California, and my wife asks
“Why are you taking this street”
And I reply
“Oh, I just don’t want to go the same old way”
But friend, it isn’t true
I so love my city
That I just don’t want to miss a single street
Who knows what we’ll see; a perfect redwood tree
Or a sweet child on a bike, followed by an old dog
Looking up, the sun blesses us with golden light
James Lee Jobe
Life is like improvised jazz. We cannot regulate all the variables. We must play it with panache and flair as best we can.
— Haemin Sunim
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The future is made up of only one substance and that is the present moment. By taking care of the present, you are doing everything you can to assure a good future.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
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James
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