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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Watering Seeds

 
Thich Nhat Hahn says that we all have "seeds" stored in our conciousness
some seeds are positive
love
compassion
 
some seeds are negative
anger
fear
hate
 
when we "water" a  seed
it grows
 and beomes
a part of who we are
 
his advice?
don't water the negative seeds
don't give them a chance to grow!
 
Don't read words of hate
don't watch movies of violence
 
instead see the negative seeds
and replace them 
with positive seeds
and water those seeds
of love
and compassion
 
take a walk
live mindfully
or better yet
heartfully
 
nourish the good in your life
 
this is my hope for myself
and my prayer for you
 
Lord
may you help me water the good seeds
and may the
negative seeds
fall on rocky ground
and
never
ever
take root
 

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