12/30/12 Develop and maintain a peaceful heart and use that in your daily practice in the next weeks
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A beautiful reminder! Will focus on this for the next few weeks. Happy New Year to you and your hubby, and Jampa.
December 30, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Yes, I’m focusing on that too…a peaceful heart. Thank you for your New Year’s wishes, Marie…and a very Happy New Year’s wish to you and yours… Kathy (Jampa is in solitary retreat for several more weeks, but I’ll pass your wish along after he comes out of retreat…)
December 31, 2012 at 1:39 pm