Almond Skies
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I'm a girl trying to be braver, healthier, happier and calmer.
I write, I draw, I play, I laugh, I eat.
I am on a spiritual journey and have begun to practice Buddhism.
I am Vegan, married to a Vegan who lives near the wild mountains of Scotland.

I had some bad news today.
I dealt with it by turning it into a positive situation, simply changed it from following one path to another.
I think that’s the best way of coping with bad things, to confront them, acknowledge that they’re there, then try and turn it into a positive thing.
It’s cheered me up and has made things a lot more bearable.

I love my orange ring :)
Hi :)

Might start tomorrow with some meditation and a little bit of yoga.
And some tea :)

Hi, I like yoga :)
fountofknowledge: Peace of Mind Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were travelling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there.” The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, “How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink!” So he came back and told Buddha, “The water in there is very muddy. I don’t think it is fit to drink.” After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha. Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, “See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be … and the mud settled down on its own – and you got clear water… Your mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don’t have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless.” What did Buddha emphasize here? He said, “It is effortless.” Having ‘peace of mind’ is not a strenuous job; it is an effortless process. When there is peace inside you, that peace permeates to the outside. It spreads around you and in the environment, such that people around start feeling that peace and grace.
chaiz: Young Buddhist monks of Cambodia
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