Everything in the readiness of time

 one of my teachers uses this line all the time….half the time i feel like a child that has been patted on the head and sent off to play…the other half i think i must be the most impatient person i know. but i didn’t come to zen for another tool to measure myself with…isn’t that what the scale and Cosmo are for?  i think the lesson of the statement is really about being present- that seems to be the root of most of this education. longing for something from the past or that hasn’t yet happened takes me away from the moment…what might i be missing?  sitting keeps me present, walking keeps me present, painting keeps me present, cooking keeps me present. it’s all zazen…he says that all the time too.

our retreat schedule is starting up and i’m excited to be with the sangha and to be the tenzo…the kitchen is my other zendo. most of my time and energy is going into girlandmuse.com and my art. meditation has been a great creative partner. i have a number of big projects i want to assemble but can’t quite figure it out…everything in the readiness of time with that too i suppose.