Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Harsh Blankness of the Noonday, Atlas, 32nd Day of Hagwinter, 524 M.E.

After yesterday's rainy day, today was bright and delightful, if a little bit gusty. I got my steps in, 14,999 of them so far today, or 7.2 miles, and I also sat my 90 minutes of zazen. 

Tomorrow is supposed to be quite cold, at least for here in Georgia.  Overnight low of 39°, warming up to only 53° in the afternoon. Friday's forecast to be even colder.

I'm gonna try to get my regularly scheduled walk in tomorrow to get back on my normal schedule; as motivation, it will be even worse to try the day after. There were days last summer, which feel like just yesterday, where I had to push myself to go outside and walk when it was 95° and 95% humidity - oh what I would have given for a chilly autumn day back then!

Zen Master Tozan told a monk to go to a place that is neither hot nor cold. “When it's hot, become one with the heat; when it's cold, become one with the cold. That is the place of no heat or cold.”

Imma gonna keep an eye out for that place tomorrow.

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