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Earth Day
It’s Earth Day today. I feel like I need to celebrate, but can’t think of how. Then I realized being here on earth is the celebration. Like goslings waddling behind Mama Goose; like Papa Goose protecting the family; like trees thriving wherever rooted; flowers blossoming wherever seeded. When earth exhales, everything is awake, vibrant, wild…
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Ta Yue Is Gone
Ta Yue, (Moon Rider) is gone, riding his way to the moon now. My four legged friend, wearing his silky tuxedo outfit. When I was holding his paws this morning, he suddenly woke up, and started cookie dough on me, like when he was little, maybe he remembered his younger age. That was his farewell…
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Ta Yue
One of my cats is very sick, getting close, it’s a boy cat, named Ta Yue (which means Moon rider). He is not my favorite, his sister, Zhui Feng (means Wind Chaser) is more personable, with a cute personality. So I am shocked that I’m so sad. I thought I’m immune to loss of loved…
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Be Like Water
In my morning meditation, the image of an old photograph I took showed up in my mind: the water reflects the Great Egret, but doesn’t retain the image. That’s how it allows everything to happen, but as if nothing happened. Be like water…
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Laughter of Earth
This morning, an oleander flower fell to the ground, perfectly untouched. Emerson said “The earth laughs in flowers”. It’s true, even on the ground it still spread the laughter, lighting up my morning.
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Ease
In my evening stroll, spring is breathing in the yard. Honeysuckle has started blooming, the special scent mixed in the night air is like a lullaby for the nose. The Peonies have closed up for their night’s sleep. The Sweet Peas are thriving, climbing up so high and wide, making our little path narrower. A…
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Easter & Qing Ming
It is Easter Sunday, also the Qing Ming Festival in China. Both are celebrating for the deceased ones: one for Returning, one for Reunion. In Easter, we celebrate with egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, with hope and resurrection. In Qing Ming Festival, we sweep the grave-sites and show respect, so to be reunited with our…
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Every Sourdough Is Different
What a morning! I started my sourdough last night, getting a little smarter with experience and tried to mix in some whole wheat and dark rye. I got inspired by some experienced baker who just pours without any measurements, just wings it. So did I, and somehow I managed the dough into the bowl. This…
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Sunset Jogging
Normally I jog in the morning, but this evening the sunset is too beautiful to be missed, I decided to jog to a scenic point to appreciate it. It was cloudy earlier, so when the sun set, all the clouds became layers of colors, crimson being crushed into the sky, and scattered out; people’s houses…