Bears

I was listening to an audio novel in which an Indian was following a bear. Then a scene of bears painted by a Russian artist came up on my screen saver.

That, plus all else going on in my life, motivated me to unpack my teddy bears. They are now sitting on my bed looking out the window.

Makes me smile.

I've added the painting above.

Here

~ I am ready to learn to clarify my assumptions and obser- vations here.
~ I am ready to learn to know that grasping the deeper meaning is not my duty here.
~ I begin from a base of experience and observation here.
~ I am ready to learn to congratulate myself for doing a specific thing right here.
~ I need not select and reject here.
~ I can smile in the face of my selection and rejection here.
~ I am ready to learn to note that I begin with a set of assumptions here.
~ I am ready to learn to catch myself doing something right here.
~ I can transcend appearance and emptiness here