Ten.Nine Hundred & Ninety-Four

1. So looking forward to french press this morning. No need to replace our coffee pot. I should drink less coffee anyway.

2. The memory it wants to share is of the last time, the second time, I failed my certified exam. Do I want to share it? Ego says no. but I also know the value of failing at something multiple times, especially when it’s something you really want.

3. Pie for breakfast? No. I reheat the leftover beet greens and add some bacon and the end piece from the loaf. No one likes the end piece but I love the chewiness of the crust.

4. I try to find evidence of snails but I realize I forgot to put in my contacts.

5. Literally laughing out loud.

6. She reminds me that it’s been a month at this new job and a year since I failed my last exam. I ask if I shared that and she said she just keeps notes. I think it’s a gift.

7. I finally get the hang of this Marco Polo thing.

8. "Just think of it: This virus is imposing a level of involuntary discernment about the big things in life. It’s a level of habit-wrecking that you’d otherwise have to shell out large to attend a retreat centre to learn and employ. And you don’t have to go anywhere, do anything more than stay inside and look out the window, letting the wonder take care of the fret for a few minutes. It isn’t easy. It’s simple, though. The best advice any monastery ever sent the world: Work. Bless. Repeat." - Stephen Jenkinson

9. Two halves.

10. So much. Too much.