Damon holding Mickey Mantle's bat
Kids with Churchill Charlie
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Kentucky Vay-K
This trip will definitely go down as one of our favorite family vacations. The eleven hour drive to Vine Grove, Kentucky quickly paid off once we arrived at Steve and Christy's house. The kids were thrilled to meet Rosco (lab pup), and we were thrilled to spend some time with our favorite cousins. We spent a day at Lake Taylorsville teaching the boys to ski (see video clip below), wake boarding, skiing...or at least attempting to ski, swimming and relaxing in the sun! Other highlights were visiting the Louisville Slugger museum, watching horse racing from fancy box seats at Church Hill Downs, staying up late playing Nerts, playing at the park on the Lake, hibachi and sushi, homemade Cafe Rio salads and all the good times in between. Tio Steve and Tia Christy, you ROCK!!!
Damon holding Mickey Mantle's bat
Kids with Churchill Charlie
Damon holding Mickey Mantle's bat
Kids with Churchill Charlie
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Zen Journey
This is the last post of our Zen Journey, we have experienced moments of peace and serenity as well as found areas that need some more zen attention!
This weeks suggestion is: Ask, "Darling, do I understand you enough or am I making you suffer"?
"We really have to understand the person we want to love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love. We must look deeply in order to see and understand the needs, aspirations, and suffering of the person we love...From time to time, sit close to the one you love, hold his or her hand, and ask, "Darling, do I understand you enough or am I making you suffer? Please tell me so that I can learn to love you properly". With understanding, the one we love will certainly flower." -Thich Nhat Hanh
Blessings as you continue your journey!
This weeks suggestion is: Ask, "Darling, do I understand you enough or am I making you suffer"?
"We really have to understand the person we want to love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love. We must look deeply in order to see and understand the needs, aspirations, and suffering of the person we love...From time to time, sit close to the one you love, hold his or her hand, and ask, "Darling, do I understand you enough or am I making you suffer? Please tell me so that I can learn to love you properly". With understanding, the one we love will certainly flower." -Thich Nhat Hanh
Blessings as you continue your journey!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Zen Journey
So I haven't posted a new suggestion in a while, because I couldn't find my special little book. But I found it, it was with Derek's pile of church stuff. He gave a talk in Sacrament meeting and quoted Thich Nhat Hanh from the pulpit. It was great, Mormons need more Buddhist teachings!!
This week's suggestion is: Don't Blame the Lettuce
Blaming Never helps! "When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look into the reasons it is not doing well. It may need more fertilizer, or more water, or less sun....Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments....If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change". -Thich Nhat Hanh
Our goal this week is to not blame the lettuce, I hope you will join us!
This week's suggestion is: Don't Blame the Lettuce
Blaming Never helps! "When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look into the reasons it is not doing well. It may need more fertilizer, or more water, or less sun....Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments....If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change". -Thich Nhat Hanh
Our goal this week is to not blame the lettuce, I hope you will join us!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Zen Journey
Some notes from this weeks suggestion (asking yourself, "What's not wrong?"
One of my boys was having a hard evening. After some disappointment he exclaimed, "this is the worst day ever!" I told him to get a piece of paper and write down 10 things that are not wrong with today. He returned with a list, it looked like this: 1-Nothing, 2-Nothing, 3-Nothing, 4-Nothing, 5-Nothing, 6-Nothing, 7-Nothing, 8-Nothing, 9-Nothing, 10-Nothing. After some discussion he tried again and came back with an outstanding list. I knew it was in him, he just needed some provoking to bring it out. I sometimes need some provoking too. It would probably do me some good to make a list now and then. Before the next suggestion (probably tomorrow), make a list of ten things that are not wrong with today. It will feel good. Here's mine: 1- The sun is shining, 2- My children are playing happily, 3- I am helping a friend with her child so she can get some R&R...service always feels good, 4- I met with my PT client Angie this morning, she is always a source of joy, 5- I have plenty of food to feed my children, 6- I am healthy, 7- I have a mountain of laundry to fold, which means we have plenty of clothes, 8- I have some great music to listen to while I clean, 9- We are going to Skype with my parents tonight, 10- The birds are back in our maple trees....spring is here!!
One of my boys was having a hard evening. After some disappointment he exclaimed, "this is the worst day ever!" I told him to get a piece of paper and write down 10 things that are not wrong with today. He returned with a list, it looked like this: 1-Nothing, 2-Nothing, 3-Nothing, 4-Nothing, 5-Nothing, 6-Nothing, 7-Nothing, 8-Nothing, 9-Nothing, 10-Nothing. After some discussion he tried again and came back with an outstanding list. I knew it was in him, he just needed some provoking to bring it out. I sometimes need some provoking too. It would probably do me some good to make a list now and then. Before the next suggestion (probably tomorrow), make a list of ten things that are not wrong with today. It will feel good. Here's mine: 1- The sun is shining, 2- My children are playing happily, 3- I am helping a friend with her child so she can get some R&R...service always feels good, 4- I met with my PT client Angie this morning, she is always a source of joy, 5- I have plenty of food to feed my children, 6- I am healthy, 7- I have a mountain of laundry to fold, which means we have plenty of clothes, 8- I have some great music to listen to while I clean, 9- We are going to Skype with my parents tonight, 10- The birds are back in our maple trees....spring is here!!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Zen Journey
This week's Zen suggestion is asking yourself "what's not wrong?"
"We often ask, "What's wrong?"...we would be much happier if we tried to stay in touch with the healthy, joyful seeds inside of us and around us. We should learn to ask, "What's not wrong?" and be in touch with that....Life is filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby...wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, the wonder of our breathing...we can be in touch with these things right now." -Thich Nhat Hanh
"We often ask, "What's wrong?"...we would be much happier if we tried to stay in touch with the healthy, joyful seeds inside of us and around us. We should learn to ask, "What's not wrong?" and be in touch with that....Life is filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby...wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, the wonder of our breathing...we can be in touch with these things right now." -Thich Nhat Hanh
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