Kitchen Sink
My favorite summertime window is at the kitchen sink, sometimes I stand there for hours after all the bowls are washed.
Through the rusted screen a breeze caress my face, softly shaping my mouth into a smile. Briefly everything melts away leaving only the moment in which to dwell.
The tree branches heavily covered in green […]
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Praying For Potatoes
Standing on this corner with a tooth pick in my ear when along came this preachers kid, wearing a pork pie hat praying for potatoes
“Potatoes” I exclaimed,what will you do if you get them? Ha! She shouted and handed me a five pound bag of Brooklyn’s best spuds.
Imeadiatly I crossed the street becoming […]
Moons Reflection
The moon reflected in the pond.
Its stillness perplexed me, was this a reflection or really the moon itself.
A fish jumped causing the water to ripple in every direction, yet the moon remained still even as my anxiety mounted.
Another day passed into evening with the moon returning to the pond.
I laid wrapped in knotty rope […]
If we ever need a reminder that impermanence sometimes seems static we need only look at the pain in our knees during Zazen. Today’s 100 word story is entitled Knees Exploding, Enjoy!
Knees Exploding
My screams teetered on the edge of my lips as my knees threatened to explode.
I imagined a monumental crippling expression of catastrophic proportions, […]
Zen talks about each moment arising and if we understand this then each time we meet someone it is for the first time.Each time we see something it is for the first time.
I wonder how different I treat people I meet for the first time to those I have met hundreds of times. Think how […]
Those doors just keep appearing in our path. Today’s 100 word story is entitled Silent Thunder, Enjoy!
Silent Thunder
Lost and wandering in a NYC alley I noticed one lone bulb, its naked cast upon a lone door labeled Silent Thunder. I went in.
To my amazement the room was only 3 feet wide. On each side […]
A quiet time in the morning can add so much color to our day. Today’s Daily Dose 100 word story is entitled A White Bowl, Enjoy!
A White Bowl
When a bubble appeared I stirred just enough to fracture the dome preventing a mini explosion and avoiding cleanup.
I spooned the hot cereal into my favorite deep […]
Every morning and evening the bell rings and we can sit between the sounds. Today’s Daily Dose 100 word story is entitled The Bell Rings, enjoy!
The Bell Rings
Everyday waking at 5:00 AM then climbing dark and cold steps leading to
a vast meditation room.
Adjusting to the candle lit room I’d walk down the right side counting […]
Yep here is my almost daily 100 word story. Earlier today I was wondering about how we often don’t see the present but are caught up in the future or past. Today’s story is a little thought about fathers and sons. It’s called Zen Dad, Enjoy!
