I had a pretty deep and philosphical epiphany yesterday. (No, it wasn't a flashback, I know the difference.)

My littlest had to drink some tea yesterday. I am a budding herbalist (excuse the pun) and we have NO medicine here, just herbs. So when my kids get sick, they get tea. Well, my youngest had a bad cough so I had made her some mullien tea, bitter stuff, even with honey (NEVER use sugar in herbal teas, messes up the healing properties, only sweeten with honey.) I noticed she would take a TINY sip, then gag and contort and 'bleuck', then do it all over again, over and over until the tea was gone, (and it wasn't even a full cup) sip by tiny, reactive sip. Later that day I had poured her some orange juice, her favorite beverage, and she gulped down a HUGE glass, gulp gulp gulp till it was gone and wanted more.

What I realised is I do the same thing with life. I gulp down the good stuff without knowin it, chug away and take for granted all the wonderful little things that abound. But when I have a little cup of sorrow, pain or hurt I microfocus on it, almost as tho I am savoring every morsel. And when I hafta drink the bad stuff, it seems like ALL that good stuff, those glasses and glasses of good stuff I chugged down never existed.

Odd, that.

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Yes this is life. In fact it's practically Biblical: Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Essentially, we should focus on the good things. It sounds so simple, yet it takes a great deal of spiritual peace to do such a thing. Sometimes our "medicine" is a bitter herb that heals us slowly and painfully. Sometimes it goes down like honey. Sometimes, what goes down like honey is poison. Good and bad will always exist in life, but our quality of it (life) and spiritual health within it are determined by what we let our mind focus on.

The trick with the little cups of sorrow, is to get rid of the cup after the sorrow has been drunk. Or maybe never pick it up to begin with, but sometimes there is no choice.

Me- I have a debilitating chronic pain condition. My day-to-day can be very challenging. Yet I am happier than I have ever been, for other reasons (focusing on the good things- like my sexy husband). One way to focus on the good things is to find something you love and do it. Do it a lot. (I love my sexy husband- keeps my mind on healthy, positive things.)

good stuff puff. how ya been?

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SLIK! I missed you on the bake thread!

I missed you so bad. How is the tater tot?

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shes good. i havent been very chatty lately, i get the winter blues pretty bad every year. just not my season. how have you and the fam been? you start your grow yet?

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You mite be one of those people who go vitamin D deficient in the winter. Get out, even if it's cold, and get it every drop of sun you can. (Or stay under your grow lights.)

Good to hear, mine are awesome. We are doin pretty good, all considerin.

I ain't been able to grow yet, I hope we can go solar and wind soon, the onliest way around here to keep it on the down-low.

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good to hear. its a combo of things i hate about winter. i dont like the cold, i dont like the alck of sunshine, i dont get alot of work which directly translates into little money. but the good news is were on the down stroke, its february and were almost done.

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Yeah, you definately need the light. They got certain lights that would help you, but they ain't free. The work and money thing sure don't help, seems bad all over that way, particularly those of us in the trenches.

And I hate to add insult to injury, but from the look of the day here it is gonna be more winter, sorry for the warning, don't hate the messenger. But it is darkest before the dawn, and coldest before the light comes, so take hope that it can't stay like this always. There will be some orange juice comin soon.

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I once was here, and now I'm not. I went away to smoke some pot. I put this here to prove a point. Life ain't shit without a joint.

put your chin up, tilt your head back, and slam that cup of sorrow.

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Good to the last drop.

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I once was here, and now I'm not. I went away to smoke some pot. I put this here to prove a point. Life ain't shit without a joint.