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It’s raining. The gardener in me is happy, but the sun-loving reptile? Not so much.<\/p>\n

Most things are like this, I suspect — good news\/bad news. And not even ‘bad’ news. Just inconvenient, or gloomy, or … dampening. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Lately, whenever I sit down to write, or even\u00a0think<\/em> about writing, I bump up against attachment. Up\u0101d\u0101na<\/em> is the Sanskrit and P\u0101li word: “clinging,” “attachment” or “grasping”, although the literal meaning is “fuel<\/a>.” And that’s pretty much what attachment is: fuel for the wrong kind of fire.<\/p>\n

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Today, I’ve already written in my gratitude journal, trying to overcome the sense of grey cobwebs clinging to me. I’m a total sunbird — seasonal affective disorder is no joke to me. Even though these misty days are beautiful, in their own way. Which is what I’m trying to focus on, letting go of my attachment to cool sunny days. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

So I’m getting ready to feed the birds, which always makes me happy. And I’ve mailed a bright red envelope with a card thanking my elder son & daughter-in-law for a wonderful visit. Plus I made my husband a HUGE breakfast — chicken sausage, eggs, toast w\/ slatherings of butter & jam. Not to mention this post, and cleaning off my desk, and all the things you can do to move through Up\u0101d\u0101na<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

In other words? I’m working on happy. And will settle (happily) for content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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