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Tuesday |
| I didn't want to go to work today. My back hurt, probably from tennis yesterday. Self-care is important so I took a bath first, a good pound of epsom salt in the mix. It did the trick! Rode to work under cathedrals of trees with stained glass leaves. (Biking beats driving, even when raining.) I still wasn't in a working mood when I got there, so I sat on back stoop drinking coffee from home, puffing a clove, and regarding sunlight on some small boulders next door. I found them uncannily comforting and it got me to wondering about the power of zen rock gardens. Work was heavy and dirty, pulling up carpets and tearing down ceilings. The lath came down easy and the last of the plaster clattered on the floor. But one must be careful even in this simple thing. One 6"edge piece of lath catapulted free, whizzed past my ear like an irate insect as it shot across the room. The ceiling held other surprises, too: a dangling flattened rat mummy, tiny blown glass bottle, and a tin lard can (copyright 1919). Once I get to working, I like it, but I cut the day short because I was weary of dust, wanted to go home to sit in the sun, free of striving, present but empty, just like those rocks. |
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