20. F. Enjoying the SL waves against the beach
19. F. Tired but smiling
18. F. I am here in this space
17. F. What do I think I AM? Who do I think I AM? I AM. Who is I without the attachments. the identities?
16. F. Anticipating the evening thoughts
[long break here]
15. F. Smiles. (It’s my thought)
14. F. NN
13. F. The of happy thoughts make me smile this time 
. What is my happy thought?
12. F. Last night the idea was mentioned to think of pleasing thoughts during meditation to make one smile. Happy thoughts
11. F. Finding reality through meditation…hmmmm
10. F. Stopping. Enjoying the quiet while it lasts
9. F. Is being simply reality? that which is there we sometimes do not see because of our attractions? Ah, how many of you attractions are still there crying away? Be still my attractions, my distractions, my identities, fears, desires, anxieties and what ever else is there.
8. F. Remembering some of my questions. What do I think I AM? Who do I think I AM? What am I not seeing?
7. F. So creation is a difference between Being and the Creating God. I haven’t thought about Being on a large scale for a little while
6. F. NN
5. F. NN
4. F. NN
3. F. stopping. NN
2. F. Turned on my friendly bell
1. F. stop after writing…and now time to dig into the pile of work
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Last night I attended a meditation and talk on Buddhism for beginners. Among other things the instructor spoke of treating attachments as a crying child. We can recognize the child and then say “there-there” or rather comfort the child and then move on. Since I was having problems letting go last night, I found this a useful thought to hold on to. I can’t wait to try it out on other attachments. Just try to emerge, you anxieties….make my day!
I was a bit surprised yesterday by the way the little flash of afternoon anger kind of stuck with me the rest of the day. I think it had much to do with my tiredness and also that the issue with resolving the flooding effects in my office is ongoing. Still I am finding that what I have learned so far in the past few weeks has made me cope admirably…just a slip yesterday.
I think the crying child analogy relates in a a small way to Storm’s comment on fears a few days back. Storm’s point was that fears might recognize a real danger which shouldn’t be ignored. It might be useful to look at the fear before dismissing it.
Finally it is an absolutely beautiful day here and I am appreciative that I am alive for another day. I enjoyed the wind in my face again bicycling into work.
