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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 ( 2:47 AM ) shut up christine my dad had surgery, the good news is that he'll be coming home tomorrow. my sister taught him a secret "don't-die handshake," which we do like fifty times when we visit him in the hospital. he and i are going to be vegetarian together, which i am excited about. anyway, i know it's only been two days since i came back but i've found it's so easy and convenient to forget, its so easy that you don't even realize its happening. what i mean is, when i came home i immediately put a load of laundry into the washing machine. it takes ten seconds to load a washing machine, and then you can walk away and forget about it my challenge in coming home is to try to keep that mindfulness with me, to remember that it would to take me two and a half sweaty hours to wash one load of laundry by hand so, tomorrow is trash day, someone is going to come to my home and conveniently carry off my trash for me things like this i can use as reminders, so that i don't forget to use my own hands to pick up the trash that other people have thrown away. also i've been thinking of something Nirali told me while we were having lunch (rice), she told me the story of a monk who was given a bowl of rice, and he started crying because he was overwhelmed with gratitude -- gratitude to the farmers who sowed the seeds, the earth and water for the nutrients to nourish the rice plant, the sun for providing energy and light, the people who harvested the rice, the workers who packed the rice, the driver who brought the rice to the warehouse, the person who stacked the bags of rice on the store shelf, the person who sold the rice, the person who bought the rice, the person who prepared the meal, and the person who served it - gratitude to the whole universe, in a grain of rice. beautiful, yeah? i love nirali. last but not least, if you're free this saturday...  The Walk for Hope is a reminder of the things that matter most in life. The purpose of the entire event is to spread more love in the world. The entire 5 kilometer route (3 miles) is decorated with hundreds of inspiring quotes, all of them hand-made. The Walk for Hope is a reflective journey that leads the walker along a park path decorated with handmade expressions of love and famous quotes, all selected with care for their insight and inspiration. In addition, there are several activity stations set-up along the beautiful path to give each walker the opportunity to pause, interact, reflect and sow new seeds of change. What's more is that it is entirely free with free snacks, free T-shirt, and live entertainment. The Walk for Hope is our gift to you. The Walk for Hope can optionally be used as an opportunity to raise funds for your favorite charity. 9am-1pm Saturday, Sept. 22 El Dorado Park, Long Beach #
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