210412 What I learned in my studies this morning

He sits, and he looks out, his bones are cold,
the sunrise pink is fuzzy until he puts on his glasses.
He sips a brand of coffee he settled on 20 years ago,
and which he will drink until he dies.

Source: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/old

The first time I used a "poem" by someone else, it isn't even a poem. It's the fifth panel from a webcomic which just sounded like a poem to me.

Funny, in context, it's still a reminder to keep our lives varied and look for new things to add to our experience.

Today's Meditation:

A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy has more faith than I do.  Perhaps that is part of his wisdom and my search.

Zen Flesh Zen Bones by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki

Tools are tools.  They are not the thing in itself.

From The Daily Stoic: 

 

My life is boring enough that receiving unexpected gifts is not a likely problem for me. Still, in the spirit of Stoic preparation, it's a lesson I'll file away for future use, when necessary.