If at first

Try and try again, this pithy comment came to mind on reflection of a day in which I didn't seem to succeed at much, neither on a good start to a motivational month or on the daily tasks. I guess trying and trying again is what is needed but perhaps keep trying would be better for me.  I should keep working in a positive way always ready to embrace positive opportunities rather than, as tryand trying implies, banging my head against the wall of the problem in a blunt approach.

A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.  A bush in a bird is worth two in the hand.  Birds, bushes and hands, oh dear.  I think it is not so important to have a bird in hand as when the bird is in hand there is no aspiration to capture a new bird, to achieve more.  So what I want is a bird in the hand, and two in the bush for me to chase after eating the bird in the hand.

Like a bad penny
A twitch and a stretch and a sharp pain in the middle of my back.  I tried to carry...

March 24
March is here today and today is the first step in my march towards a more Zen...