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Guardian Angel
Today I felt touched by a guardian angel. I picked up my workout pants from my closet, ready to unroll and put them on. Suddenly I felt something buzzing in my pants, there’s a zipper but no reason for a zipper to buzz. For a moment, I was concerned I was imagining things, then I…
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Soledad
I love driving out of Pinnacles N.P. West entrance at dusk, passing by Soledad when lights just coming on. It’s such a contrast from the awe of quiet nature that you soaked up in the Pinnacles. Soledad is a small agriculture town, heavily Mexican toned. The doors of those little stores along the main street…
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Fall is a Golden Child
Fall is a golden child, rolling around, spreading giggles all over the ground. Fall steals the pillow summer was napping on, they woke up and split day and night equally. Fall is a magician, turning pumpkins into art, cornfields into carnivals, days into gold.
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Skunk Fight
I witnessed a skunk fight last night. Close to midnight, in our night stroll in the yard, I saw a skunk running towards me. Wait, normally, they would turn around as soon as they see me, what’s wrong? Then I saw there’s a second skunk right behind. They both are doing their full speed towards…
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Pinecone
During our hike in the mountains, we were enjoying the precious sun, soaking up the shortened daylight. A huge rock by the trail caught my eyes with its colorful formation, green and red, and moss in-between, I was just amazed by copper and iron colors, and years of nature all recorded on this geological profile.…
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Mid-Autumn Festival
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, it is like the Chinese version of Thanksgiving! We went to the park for a leisurely stroll, and got to witness the moment the moon climbed up the ridge of mountain, little by little. That process only takes a minute or so, but a miracle to be part of. When we…
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A Little Tomato
I am amazed to see this little tomato in the yogurt cup fruited! A gorgeous radiant tomato! Originally we meant to transplant it once established, but life thrives at its own pace. What an inspiration! Life is a beautiful thing, when it’s ready it’ll arrive.
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Dream
In my dream, I noticed this place that had rebuilt a temple, facing the grand gateway down the hill. I was even telling my friend in the dream, “they rebuild it?” So in my dream, I even remembered what happened in my previous dream. Dreams have memories, as I’ve never seen that place while awake.…
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Osmanthus & Guilin
In my meditation, I smelled our osmanthus, it’s like a swarm of mist, omitting in chunks of essence, but doesn’t stay. It’s like hide and seek, when you look for it, it disappeared; when you are not, it’s pushing all the way towards your face. Osmanthus blooms in fall. Whenever I smell it reminds me…

