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A Date with Spring
Friday night, there’s still light outside, daylight is getting longer, and it’s warmer. Rarely, I am caught up on all the things on my to-do list, and decided to sit in the yard. For a moment, I felt guilty, even grabbed a book to read. As if I’m wasting time if do nothing, just sit…
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Making Sourdough
While watching the Blue Zone documentary, I got inspired for baking my own Ikaria sourdough. Then I watched Saana Vaara, a Finland girl baking her own sourdough in a cozy room during the polar night, a frozen dark world outside, warm and cozy inside. I decided to learn how to bake my own sourdough. I…
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Christmas in the Hospital
Adversity introduces a man to himself. Holidays in the hospital, is a good reset for the chaotic mind. When things boil down, the shimmer of lights shines through. Looking outside the window, holiday lights decorating buildings of different heights, looks like a toy snow globe down below. So close yet so far. It’s a different…
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A Moment in Glory
When the mind is in turmoil, contemplate on one thing. I looked outside our window, the Chinese Toon tree has already turned yellow, morning sun peeking through the golden leaves, next to the red bird feeder. Birds casually come and go. A moment of stillness cracks in with sunshine, what a beautiful sight! Everything is…
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Smiling Face
While cooking an omelet this morning, a pair of bubbles popped up so perfect, like a pair of blinking eyes smiling at me. I carved the smiling mouth to finish. That completed the smiling face in my heart as well. I’m glad I still have eyes to find the smiling face and the heart to…
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Zen Master
In our front yard, a feral cat whom I named “Dirty Face” buried herself in the newly grown grass, napping peacefully. It’s in-between the storms this week, and she finds herself a cozy spot to doze in. The grass was washed by the rain, getting greener; Dirty Face is whiter too, making quite a contrast…
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Have a Nice Day
I didn’t wake up right this morning, so decided to jog it out. The house with a cat statue now has a real white cat posing the same way next to the statue. I wonder how does the cat feel about the statue. The house with the dramatic Halloween decorations changed again: the head of…
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When Eyes Are Closed
I just finished my morning jog and the morning sun was so attempting, I sat in the backyard and closed my eyes. I hear the deep soulful Oriental instrumental music playing from the house; the wind chime dinging like part of the music adding a note once in a while. I hear the low flying…
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Every Jog Is Different
On my jog today I noticed a few different things: the house that is already set up for Halloween got updated, the displays are getting taller. Before, it was tarantula down to earth and a life-sized clown covering his face with motion-sensor hands movement; now it’s a tree height witch with an even taller broomstick…
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Every Sunset is Different
Every sunset is different. The sky is different, I’m different. It’s the changing screen of cosmic view; it’s the unstoppable life force. I made a run to the highest open spot yesterday to cheer this spectacular sunset with my heart, echoed by the new rising moon.