Ordinary Things
Posted: June 3, 2019 at 6:20 PM in Personal Growth Spiritual
It’s hardest to love the ordinary things, she said, but you get lots of opportunities to practice.
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Toothpick Fence
He built fences of whole boxes of toothpicks because he didn’t have enough money for redwood. I know it’s small, he said, but I don’t want everybody just thinking they can walk right in & some day, it’ll be bigger. Fences take practice for everyone.
Sloth
I’m waiting for sloth to come back in style, he said. You may wait a long time, I said. That’s OK, he said, I can use the practice.
Right Practice
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Anniversary Engagement Inspirational Romance & Relationships Valentine's Wedding
It’s hard to say the right words without practice, I said & she whispered in my ear, Say them as many times as you like & we practiced late into the night.
Great Shopper
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Personal Growth
It takes focus to be a great shopper, she told me. & practice & how could I argue with that?
Fundamentals
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Sports & Fitness
How’d it go at soccer? I said & he said we worked on fundamentals & I said like why you were even chasing around after a ball in the first place? & from the way he looked at me I figured out that was probably too fundamental.
Flexible Practice
I was thinking of either meditating or napping, but the way I do it, there’s not much difference except in the explanation to the rest of my family.