Quest for Bearable Lightness of Being: 60 Things We Love About You

Thursday, August 13, 2009

60 Things We Love About You

60 Things We Love About You

was the theme for our

birthday extravaganza

for

Alpha's Mom,

my mother-in-law.

Enjoy.

6 comments:

kn said...: this party looks so lovely! I love the idea of the 60 things we love about you - how wonderful!

thanks for posting the photos - i'm on the train - tired after a long day at work and still a really long way from home - and seeing the photos gave me achance to go there in my imagination.
thanks for that.; August 13, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Christine said...: What fantastic party decor! I love it. You have style, sister. And the theme, love it, too. You really know how to throw a party.

Christine; August 13, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Claudia said...: Thsi party looks amazing. Everyone looks like they are having a great time.

Could you POSSIBLY be a better daughter in law? No. You could not.

Or sister in law, for that matter.; August 14, 2009 at 9:39 AM
Lost in Space said...: Girl, you are the queen of great parties. I love the colors and how bright and cheery everything looks. The theme is an amazing idea that I may have to steal.

Your family is so lucky to have you!; August 14, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Trishie said...: how beautiful !; August 16, 2009 at 4:00 PM
los cazadores said...: I hope you are doing something badass for your birthday....

Cindy; August 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM

Thich Nhat Hanh on The Practice of Mindfulness

Our true home is not in the past. Our true home is not in the future. Our true home is in the here and the now. Life is available only in the here and the now, and it is our true home.

Mindfulness is the energy that helps us recognize the conditions of happiness that are already present in our lives. You don’t have to wait ten years to experience this happiness. It is present in every moment of your daily life. There are those of us who are alive but don’t know it. But when you breathe in, and you are aware of your in-breath, you touch the miracle of being alive. That is why mindfulness is a source of happiness and joy.

Most people are forgetful; they are not really there a lot of the time. Their mind is caught in their worries, their fears, their anger, and their regrets, and they are not mindful of being there. That state of being is called forgetfulness—you are there but you are not there. You are caught in the past or in the future. You are not there in the present moment, living your life deeply. That is forgetfulness. The opposite of forgetfulness is mindfulness.

Mindfulness is when you are truly there, mind and body together. You breathe in and out mindfully, you bring your mind back to your body, and you are there. When your mind is there with your body, you are established in the present moment. Then you can recognize the many conditions of happiness that are in you and around you, and happiness just comes naturally.

Quest for Bearable Lightness of Being

Thursday, August 13, 2009

60 Things We Love About You

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Thich Nhat Hanh on The Practice of Mindfulness

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