The Buddha currently sits on the deck next to a trough of beautiful pulsatillas.
He reminds me of the need to stay in the moment, more than ever necessary now in our daily life.
Indoors every day I am following a mindfulness meditation programme, mostly as one of my strategies for dealing with my osteoarthritis, but I hope it is also generally therapeutic.
Best to be doing something, rather than nothing, for a problem.
A small and belated September update for 2024, where I am still, after many years' membership, on 365 Project, also now posting elsewhere but wanting...
We seem to be suffering from the same pain Hazel! I too find a peacefulness with a Buddha around and have quite a few. Hope he keeps you calm and safe.
Thank you Diana. I have two small Buddhas indoors: one made in a prison workshop; the other crafted in ivory, a bit antique but now illegal of course............
I have a little laughing wooden Buddha who sits on my desk. I like to rub his belly, I believe it is good luck to do so. Mindfulness is often helpful to anchor us back down to calm, in my humble opinion.
Thank you Diana. I have two small Buddhas indoors: one made in a prison workshop; the other crafted in ivory, a bit antique but now illegal of course............
I think mine is 19th century, not sure - can do nothing with them now, forbidden to sell them.