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Meditation

"Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." ~ Rumi ~  I went to a meditation session. I will write more about my experince soon.  

Rick Mercer on Annoying Canadian Stereotypes

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" You can't be too polite! " This is so true.

Ithaca

Ithaka by Constantine P. Cavafy  When you start on your journey to  Ithaca, then pray that the road is long, full of adventure, full of knowledge. Do no fear the Lestrygonians and the Cyclops and the angry Poesidon. ... Then pray that the road is long. That the summer mornings are many, that you will enter ports seen for the first time with such pleasure, with such joy! Stop at Phoenician markets, and purchase fine merchandise, mother-of-pearl and corals, amber and ebony, and pleasurable perfumes of all kind, buy as many pleasurable perfumes as you can; visit host of Egyptian cities, to learn, and learn from those who have  knowledge . Always keep  Ithaca  fixed in your mind. To arrive there is your ultimate goal. But do not hurry the voyage at all. It is better to let it last for long years; and even to anchor at the isle when you are old, rich with all that you have gained on the way, not expecting that  Ithaca  will offer you riches. Ithaca  has given you the beautiful voyage