LIVEALITTLE

As I voluntarily chopped my 25th Romaine lettuce for salad in the kitchen and rearranged the stationary section in the shop, I realized that I gained so much fulfillment from giving that there really was no alternative.  Man, I sincerely did love my life of action, inspiration, motivation and compassion.  Truly the Kadampa Buddhist Meditation Center was the perfect place to be surrounded by these values even though I was amongst strangers.  

Having slept in my tent the night before in sub-zero temperatures, I was not eager to leave the warmth of the Kadampa Cafe and don every piece of clothing I packed. So, boy was I ecstatic when campers were given the option of sleeping INSIDE the temple for the night.  How fortunate am I to sleep in the temple for my birthday!  Before passing out in my sleeping bag on the carpeted temple floor with Buddha peeking at me through the chairs, I did get to stop for 15 minutes, hug myself and thank all the devices within me for allowing me to live the life I do.   Imagine if I took advanced anatomy and physiology how much longer that would have taken!