{"id":3026,"date":"2012-02-22T12:27:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T17:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beginnersheart\/?p=3026"},"modified":"2012-02-22T12:27:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T17:27:59","slug":"happy-tibetan-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beginnersheart\/2012\/02\/happy-tibetan-new-year.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy Tibetan New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s a very lucky year — fire softened to steamy gentility by water, dragon fluid instead of flaming. And it’s a cycle, for me ~ a time to revisit goals, map possible futures. It’s also another iteration of Buddhist New Year (you can read more about Buddhist New Year here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This year, I wish for each of us peace. Internal — peace of mind, contentment with what is. And external — peace to all life. But especially watery dragons ~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s a very lucky year — fire softened to steamy gentility by water, dragon fluid instead of flaming. And it’s a cycle, for me ~ a time to revisit goals, map possible futures. It’s also another iteration of Buddhist New Year (you can read more about Buddhist New Year here, here, and here). 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