silent thunder

wait... what is Mind again?

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Agreed. Functionally, our hard wiring is geared to respond to it. Find avenues of focus that minimize its influence. When first waking, i realized as you did, the vital importance of eating natural, whole and unprocessed food and haven't eaten processed food since. Shortly after that, i realized the soaps i use to clean my hands and body, dishes and clothes, also should be from whole and unprocessed sources. And most gratefully, although quite a while after the others, it finally settled within awareness for me that far more crucial to my health than what i select to put in and on my body... is what i consume in mind. What i think, and most importantly what i allow myself to spend energy ruminating on daily, hour by hour, month by year by decade. That realization about mind and health, was the day i got rid of television in our home.

When I wanted to use my bicycle through the winter in Minnesota, I made winter tires by installing alternating rows of 1/4" panhead bolts through the tires, from the inside out. Rubber cement on the heads so they didn't tear the inner tube. Lock washers on the outside. Worked perfectly... and they made a great sound on ice, hard=pack and asphalt.

That's fantastic! Congratulations my friend.

hmm... not sure that's how it happens. I'm guessing it's more akin to...

Clearly that is Evora, great130 grandmother of Elvira...

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Thanks luke! So appreciate you!

okay enought to follow her around for the last... 32 years or so

What could be more potent and direct, than to be present and abide as is, now... raw awareness abiding. this is it

My partner has been meditating lying down for the last seven years now... to deep and abiding benefit.

chop wood, carry water

Wow. So grateful for the group modding this place at this time. This... seems a very elegant solution. Bravo and well done. *deep bow edit to add:

What a treasure he is and was to me! Thanks for sharing this... and at this time... synchronistically resonant. *bow “I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.” ~ L Cohen

Literally fell off the shelf into my left hand.

Though still listed as endangered, the Iberian Lynx is making a steady comeback in recent years due in large part to a breeding program there. edit to add: Iberian Lynx article

wabi-sabi

Cows are incredible creatures with strong and widely varied personalities. Much like most mammals, many breeds of reptile and every single bird I've ever had the joy to get to know personally.

awake

Hey TT. i am not promoting anything as a path, or recommending anything others should utilize. Just sharing. No implications aside from how the topic brought forth this bit of musing in my mind. Truth be told, any of my musings and insights here could be considered like the sound of bird chatter, or a stream.