In his book Peace is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hanh talks about how it is good to start the day with a smile. I often remember to do this even before I open my eyes for the day. I wake up and smile. Thich says that smiling affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. I think that is true. I automatically feel good when I smile. Even for just a moment. And the moment is all we really have.
Another time when I practice smiling is when I am driving. Man, I see a lot of angry, sad, or irritated people behind the wheels of their cars. I try to smile. Maybe if someone sees me they think, what is that idiot smiling at? Ha. Or maybe they smile too. Smiling seems to help me be in the moment and to know that in that moment things are ok.
I started on my Make List for the next kiln. I haven't gotten very far yet.
I was going to wait until after Christmas to get back on the wheel. But I'm feeling the urge to be back in the studio so I could get started this week. I'm not sure. I also want to do some drawing but I'm not really sure how to get that going. Just start I guess. The main problem with my drawing is that I don't really have the discipline to sit and work on something very long. I get kinda antsy after about 15 min. Hum. I'll see what I can do about that.