The Cardinals-Carl & Bernice...

Good Morning,

I woke up the other morning feeling very "pithy" (similar to pissy i think yet much more mindful...). The following words from the Buddha kept running through my head:

BE YOUR OWN TEACHER

"...don't go by scripture, logical conjecture, probability, [the idea] this is my teacher therefore must be true...

when you know for yourself that qualities are harmful then you should abandon them. if you know for yourself qualities evoke happiness or lessen your suffering, then you should do more of them."

so i picked up my morning poison (Diet Cherry Pepsi) and thought yeaah...i bet this's not good.

after a long swig i decided, i understand this when it comes to going inside to act in the world in ways that are more generous and kind for ourself...

but what i don't understand is how this can help "us" (the BIG us) in making some of the difficult ethical decisions facing the human condition. for example, how is the President supposed to know when life really begins so he can make a spiritually informed decision on embryonic stem cell research?

Then...i just had to go lay down...

when i got back up to start my day, i started over. instead of feeding the struggles in my head i listened to that calmer inner voice...you know Mitty (the kitty) sayin "hey look all i want is my food!"

anyway, instead of rushing through the morning routine as usual, i decided to capture what is good, whole and complete within it...although the video footage is crummy, here is something i hope speaks to the many positive restful moments to your week.

http://homepage.mac.com/amv12/iMovieTheater54.html

Happy Monday.

Amanda

p.s. I've asked Mr.& Mrs. Cardinal go by Carl and Bernice : )

p.p.s. this might also be an omen. consider Louisville Cardinals for your NCAA brackets! on with the "Madness!!!" : )