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The spiritual practice of polishing boots

9/27/2020

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Sunday is often the day that I spend the morning in deep meditation. But this morning I just somehow couldn’t get to it . .... So instead I .... .... did the spiritual practice of sitting on the porch steps out to the back garden rubbing mink oil into my boots. Not with a cloth as the bottle suggests but with my fingers. Rubbing that oil, watching it soak in, making sure that it got in all the little seams and around the edges.

And as I did that I thought some of the things that I've been missing. Sitting at the window looking out at the Fraser river while drinking my coffee in the morning .... Sometimes on a Sunday night walking down to the Heritage Grill and sitting at the back of the club with Richard drinking a glass of wine and watching Mike Vaneyes with whatever configuration of band he was with that day, joyfully playing music ....

Just the comfort of having a companion in house, someone to .... Not even someone to engage in deep conversation necessarily, but just somebody who walked through life together with me .... ....

I also thought of some of the things that I'm grateful for. This back porch and the garden. The beauty of this place and the long walks I've been able to take, taking my camera out for a long walk. The fresh air after the rain .... Listening to the birds .... The local Sunday market in White Rock where they now have apples now that it’s fall, and the apples are so good .... A summer of farm produce that continues now into the fall.

The solitude of a Sunday morning sitting in deep meditation. And the truth that some meditations happen when we polish our boots .... 
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Laura Redmond
9/28/2020 06:23:02 pm

Hi Kimoko, the audio clip isn't showing up/working (Firefox).

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Laura Redmond
10/6/2020 09:37:00 pm

Thanks for fixing the audio clip Kimiko :-)
It was a soothing experience to listen to your meditation. I appreciate your photos and meditations very much. Thank you.

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