"First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others."
-Thomas à Kempis, German mystic and religious author (1380-1471)
Maybe that is why there's so much turmoil in this world, people don't have much peace within. I know there are days when all I do is struggle with myself internally. Hence my drowning-out-the-annoying-people-at-work choice for today: Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Something that does bring me some peace is the thought of a pea tendril. I have heard of them before, but encountered them sometime over the weekend, I think in the recipe for a salad. It is the end of a pea plant that coils around some sort of support structure (in my parents' garden, a length of wire fencing), but apparently brings a wonderful fresh, subtle flavor to dishes, both raw and cooked.
Here are a couple photos I tracked down on the web.
I just love the thought of these things, bursting into life with energy and purpose. I think it is a beautiful name, just saying it in my head calms me. Maybe I've found my mantra?
What sort of things bring you a bit of peace?
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