Changing Places

I will have to make salsa in self defense!

The biggest brandywine yet!

Mr. Clean gets rid of dirt and grime
And grease in just a minute
Mr. Clean will clean your whole house
And everything that’s in it
Mr. Clean…Mr. Clean…Mr. Clean!

The garden was happy this week…..

And this evening, the neighbor kids came up to the door and asked, “Can we see your worms?” I had given a presentation on the worm bin up at the Escondido Humane Society, and the neighbor’s kids were there for their summer day camp. I guess they were intrigued by the worms since they wanted to see them again tonight. They played with the worms for a good hour, then proceeded to demand to see my garden and picked all the ripe tomatoes out of it!

Good thing they are such cute little guys. Apparently their mom/stepmom won’t let them do science experiments, either. I can see we’re going to have to do a lot of science education with this little troop of boys! I love corrupting the neighbor kids…

Empty your bowl every day and see what comes along to fill it….

From “The Tao of Abundance“:

1.) The Nameless Tao
Wu-ming

Recognizing the unity of all things starts you on the path to true abundance

Universal consciousness, intuition, that is, is the origin of all art. — Piet Mondrian

2.) Nature
Tzu-jan

Learning to receive opens the door to your greatest good

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousand truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, then fly away. — Henry Ward Beecher

3.) Ease
Wu-wei

Following the path of least resistance brings success with ease

By letting go,
it all gets done.
The world is won
By those who let it go!

– Lao Tzu

4.) Flow
Ch’i

Circulating the energy in your life strengthens health, deepens relationships, and generates wealth.

Wealth is not only what you have, but it is also what you are. — Sterling W. Still

A man’s true wealth is the good he does in this world. — Mohammed

5.) Power
Te

Honoring your innate dignity and actualizing your inborn abilities is the road to authentic power

Follow that will and that way which nature confirms to be your own — Carl Jung

6.) Harmony (Balance)
Yin/Yang

Balancing yin and yang eliminates stress and brings peace of mind

Every part of our personality that we do not like will become hostile to us — Robert Bly

7.) Leisure
Jen

Taking time to be, to grow, and to nurture your relationships gives you the strength to persevere

Every man knows how useful it is to be useful.
No one seems to know
How useful it is to be useless.

– Chuang Tzu

8.) Beauty
Li

Achieving your destiny is a matter of trusting and embracing the organic pattern of your life

Beauty is before me
And beauty is behind me
Above and below me hovers the beautiful
I am surrounded by it
In my youth I am aware of it
And in old age I shall walk quietly
The beautiful trail!

– Navajo prayer