those fields where you were planted

Shih T'ao

Peace and kindness have their best shot at establishing themselves when we accept our own inadequacy, when limitation and error become aspects of ourselves we can embrace rather than strive to mask.

Henry Shukman, “The Art of Being Wrong”

There is no future written

In the palm of a hand or in tea leaves.

Tarot cards are nothing more than cards.

Interesting, sure, but they're just cards.

Scorpio? Virgo? No, sorry;

Birth is as random as anything else.

There is no fate or destiny to be found or fulfilled,

And no yesterday that can be held forever,

Or even held accountable.

That said, isn't this moment lovely enough?

Draw your breath in, let it out.

Ah, life.

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Return to those fields where you were planted, 

return to the ground where you once grew. 

From seed you sprang, and to seed you return. 

The fields, where you were sown. 

The fields, where you were reaped. 

Life is gleaned 

from the treasures of the earth. 

Seed. Water. Sun.

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May you find the compassion for yourself that you need within your own heart.

james lee jobe

Shih T'ao

When you express your anger, either verbally or with physical violence, you are feeding the seed of anger, and it becomes stronger in you. It's a dangerous practice.

Thich Nhat Hanh

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