Monthly Archives: June 2014

Goggles

My goggles were getting old, so I went to a sporting goods store to buy a new pair. I spent some time comparing the many different brands and styles and ended up purchasing two pairs. The next morning, I took them to the pool with me. I got into the pool and tried on the […]

June 29, 2014 – 12:00 am | By admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Lifeguard

A different lifeguard is on duty at each morning lap swim. One morning, I noticed a new lifeguard. She looked young, was wearing a bright red “LIFEGUARD” t-shirt, and greeted us with a friendly smile. The bright yellow signs for FAST MEDIUM SLOW were standing attention at their respective lane. And she walked around the pool […]

June 17, 2014 – 12:00 am | By admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Fart

Have you ever noticed that when you’re in the courting stage, you hide your farts? You wait for your date to step away to fart or you hold it in until you get home. Then when you’re officially a couple, your farts are cute. The first one to slip is funny and adorable because you’ve […]

June 11, 2014 – 12:02 am | By admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (1)

View vs Thought – Part 2

A fly was stuck in between the kitchen window and the screen. I tried to help it escape by pushing out the bottom righthand corner of the window screen. When the fly didn’t budge, I took a stick and tried to lead it to the opening. The fly flew towards the opening and then flew back to […]

June 6, 2014 – 12:00 am | By admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

View vs Thought – Part 1

View and thought are given separate distinctions in the The Noble Eightfold Path: Right View Right Thought Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood Right Effort Right Focus Right Concentration That is because the Noble Eightfold Path isn’t just a numbered list, it is a path where the ordering actually matters. The first step on the path is Right […]

June 1, 2014 – 12:00 am | By admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)