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    Sewing Taxes

    It's that wonderful time of year again when I have to get my financial term paper ready and make the pilgrimage to my accountant. Historically this has been a daunting, stressful, and completely unpleasant task. As I found the tension in my body rising this year, making my to do list for the preparations, I suddenly found myself as I felt when sewing. Nothing missing, all as it should be, just this moment. Thank you rakusu for this lesson.

    Gassho
    Ishin

    Sat Today!

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    Mp
    Guest
    Yes, wonderful Ishin!

    Gassho
    Shingen

    Sat today

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    That is wonderful! Hopefully I will be as wise.


    _|sat2day|_

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    I do much the same for lots of resisted and unpleasant tasks too. Garden weeding, tedious translation work, etc. Boy, it helps.

    Gassho, J

    SatToday
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    Hello,

    A blessing.


    Gassho,
    Myosha sat today
    "Recognize suffering, remove suffering." - Shakyamuni Buddha when asked, "Uhm . . .what?"

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    I used to mess up something at work yesterday, deleted an important and urgent file.
    First I thaught "No, I don't want to redo it, don't want, don't..."Then I thought, well, it is important, it is urgent, it is good practice.
    Was nice to think of all of you!
    Though, Ishin, I expected "sewing taxes" to be infected blisters on your fingers or something else scary...

    Gassho,
    Danny
    #sattoday

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    Thank you, Ishin, for that reminder. This morning I began to track down down a "lost" rebate form for a printer. As brick wall after brick wall emerged, the blood pressure rose. Then I recalled this good suggestion and took a deep breath. No worse than ripping out stitches and beginning anew. One stitch at a time.

    Gassho
    Meishin
    sat today

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    Joyo
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    Gassho,
    Joyo
    sat today

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    Thank you for sharing your perspective of life which is helpful to see mine in another way too.
    Gassho
    Miguel
    #Sat Today

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    That is lovely, Ishin. A great lesson that we can sew all of life.

    Gassho
    Kokuu
    #sattoday

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    Ha! You're all so much more serene than I am. Yesterday I had a great deal of trouble getting a knitting project started and threw my needles across the room.

    But I guess it's good that I picked them up again, unraveled the stitches, and started over. Successfully.

    Gassho

    Jen

    ST

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nenka View Post
    Ha! You're all so much more serene than I am. Yesterday I had a great deal of trouble getting a knitting project started and threw my needles across the room.

    But I guess it's good that I picked them up again, unraveled the stitches, and started over. Successfully.

    Gassho

    Jen

    ST
    Well.. at least you are avoiding false speech

    Gassho
    Ishin

    Sat Today!

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    I can tell that I'm pretty stressed about some of the stuff I have to get done before I can file. Thanks for the thoughts.

    Gassho

    Sat today
    求道芸化 Kyūdō Geika
    I am just a priest-in-training, please do not take anything I say as a teaching.

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