March 2, 2021

 

My grandmother once gave me a tip:
In difficult times, you move forward in small steps.
Do what you have to do, but little by little.
Don't think about the future, or what may happen tomorrow.
Wash the dishes.
Remove the dust.
Write a letter.
Make a soup.
You see?
You are advancing step by step.

Take a step and stop.
Rest a little.
Praise yourself.
Take another step.
Then another.
You won't notice, but your steps will grow more and more.
And the time will come when you can think about the future without crying.

- Elena Mikhalkova

(Submitted by Diane Comey/Photo of Tasha Tudor, illustrator)

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Special bows for today: 

• Please continue to offer bows in honor of:
• Hank Wesselman, brother of Chris Wesselman, who died on 2/15/21
• Roshi Mel Weitsman who died on 1/7/21
• Tim Doherty, Chris Doherty's brother, who died on 1/8/21
• Please continue to offer bows of well-being for: 
• Misha's cousin, Kenny, who has been diagnosed with ALS
• Shannon's husband, Gil, who is slowly recovering
• Flip Dibner, dharma brother and friend, who is more than halfway through  chemotherapy treatments while at home 
• David Shaw, who is continuing the process of PT after a stroke

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Wonderful links shared by sangha members and friends:

• From Beth Goldring: Interview with Jane Goodall   https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-bottom-line/2021/1/28/jane-goodall-covid-19-environment-poverty

• From Kathleen Dickey: Alan Senauke becoming the new Abbott of Berkeley Zen Center:  https://blogs.sfzc.org/blog/2021/02/10/a-new-abbot-for-old-plum-mountain-zencenter/fbclid=IwAR3eFpaURN8Nn_nUIZVK0bvu5K0RZq7XvYGF_OhHjBKYWwvaCi0GLEjMc4g

• Alisa Tu: interviewed on CBS about vaccinations:   https://www.cbsnews.com/video/only-4-of-all-covid-vaccine-doses-administered-in-us-went-to-long-term-care-facility-residents/#x

• From Diane Comey: Bird songs:    https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/bird_songs_interactive/index.html

• Zen Heart Sangha website: resources about COVID-19: www.zenheartsangha.org

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• To leave a comment on this blog:  Here is a quick video on how to--it's from 2017, but should work:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T4RflO5Wgg