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The Nine Prayers

I don't know where this was from, but it was given to me yesterday so I'm sharing them with you.

The Nine Prayers

1. May I be peaceful, happy, and light in body and spirit.
2. May I be free from injury. May I live in safety.
3. May I be free from disturbance, fear, anxiety and worry.
4. May I learn to look at myself with the eyes of understanding and love.
5. May I be able to recognize and touch the seeds of joy and happiness in myself.
6. May I learn to identify and see the sources of anger, craving and delusion in myself.
7. May I know how to nourish the seeds of joy in myself every day.
8. May I be able to live fresh, solid, and free.
9. May I be free from attachment and aversion, but not indifferent.

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It's been a long month - but 'one day at a time' right?

So... my favorite part of the day today was during my daughter's tutoring session when she was trying to blend phonemes (sounds) to creat the word 'Mask'. -mmm - aaaa - ssss - kkkk. The tutor said each sound with a space between them, then asked her to blend them together into a word. She had trouble so the tutor left a shorter space. My daughter still didn't get the whole word, but she got a funny smile on her face and asked: Did you just say the A-word? I laughed so hard! She wasn't all the way successful, but her brain was working on blending!