Cyber Monday on Two Continents

[cedar_grove]

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

Sincerity is that which flows out of your
genuine innermost self. Without this, honesty
is mistaken and insufficient. It is like trying to
move in a boat without an oar.
--Mochimasa Hikita

So to place ourselves in the light and to see each other from inside are the most important skills we can learn.

Monday 28th
I woke early today after a night with little sleep, and took the opportunity to meditate, not passively, but actively – moving with the first of small steps into the promise I have made. I feel like it has made a difference, small – perhaps others would see it as insignificant – but a step none the less. I am going to continue with this small moments of meditation, moving up to something more akin to what I used to do, and ultimately keeping the journal online that I said I was going to do – placing myself in the light.

Cyber Monday is today, and Mir has ordered her pants, not quite as good a deal as last year, but still good enough. I'm glad for that, as I feel a little bit guilty that all of her other pants have shrunk. I don't understand why that is, because I followed the wash-care instructions, I always do... yes it's possible that I made a mistake one time, it's easily done, but... we had a chuckle about it, over the summer, about how a pair of pants the same size as another could be so much smaller – almost a size smaller, I kid you not. I made an order myself today to. I wondered about keeping it for Christmas, but I'd rather that Mir has it right away when it comes. I can sort some other things for Christmas – things from here. I think that would be nice, for both of us.

Comments

[mirrani.livejournal.com]

I don't know that I really want anything from Egypt. You never asked, so I never said, because I never assumed you'd do that to me. But no, don't bring me anything. And if you have, give it to someone else. It's harsh to say it so outright and I should be grateful that you're thinking of me, but I never intended to be someone you brought trinkets home to. You /don't/ bring me trinkets from England, I don't want them from Egypt either.