Random Musings. . .by Kui Gathua

  " Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment. ” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace A pregnant deer could tell its time was approaching and needed to find somewhere safe to lay down and give birth. It was deep in a forest, and just as the first contraction struck, it spotted a grassy clearing that was just right. As soon as it lay down, it noticed that the sky had gone gray and thunder could be heard approaching. Just then, the deer spotted a hunter to its right with an arrow aimed at her, and to her left, a lion crouching in the grass looking at her intently! It was a ‘deer caught in the headlights’ moment for the deer – pregnant and in labor, between 2 predators. What was the deer to do? Before I tell you what happened, let’s get back to the land of human beings. Have you ever noticed that problems travel in large families and when they visit they seem to bring their clan with them, uninvited...

  “ It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. ” ~ Marcus Aurelius Once upon a time, a man worked hard all his life, and by the time he reached the age of 50, he had many companies and had become one of the biggest industrialists in his city. One day while traveling in his car, the driver tuned into a local radio station. A saint came on and said, “No matter how much you beat your hands and legs, no matter what measures you take, you will bid farewell to the world the same way you came into the world.” He explained that whatever you have earned throughout your life or that which you have spent your whole life working for – house, money, fame – you can never take with you when you die. You will leave as you came – with nothing. After listening to this, the industrialist started thinking that he had earned so much and he ought to find a way to take his earnings with him when he died. This thought consumed him for days to come and event...

  “ Stop managing your time. Start managing your focus. ” ~ Robin Sharma I’m drinking deeply from Robin Sharma’s cup of wisdom this week and have been meditating on a post he put up sometime last month. It was titled ‘7 Lessons for Possibility and Creative Mastery. The tagline for the post was “Be a heavyweight on the planet, we need more of them.” I’m not so sure about the heavyweight part . . . It’s been an exhausting 3 weeks and I feel like I need to hibernate – bear style. Just go out of circulation, don’t eat, don’t clean, don’t have to feed the cats twice a day, just sleep! Thank God they are not subscribers to my blog because I’d be in trouble right now. Granted, I’m no bear and there’s no hibernation in sight, let’s get on with Robin’s wisdom. Tread lightly on the earth. May we each honor the gifts mother earth has given us. It has been raining for a while now. The plants are green, it is cooler, and dust gave way to mud. Once bubbling streams are now roaring rivers. ...