A little late getting this written today as I had a friend over for a cup tea, so I have had two different varieties today. I started this wet and drear day with Iron Goddess of Mercy, also known as ti kuan yin an oolong tea that has a pleasantly nutty flavour with a slight aftertaste. In line witht he oriental theme I used my green and black pottery cup and saucer from Trade Aid.
Kuan Ying is the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion she hears the cries of the world, and her sacred duty is to relieve suffering and encourage enlightenment through her empathy as she understands suffering.
“The Goddess Kwan Yin is known as the Goddess of Mercy and Her specialty is compassion, for She knew all about suffering. In Her first life in India She was born as a male named Avalokitesvara, who sought to help poor lost souls be reborn to a better life on their journey to enlightenment. But he was overwhelmed and anguished when more lost souls kept coming in what seemed an endless cycle. In his despair he shattered into a thousand pieces.
From his remains they shaped him as a woman, a Goddess — more suitable for bringing compassion and mercy into the world, they thought.
They gave Her a thousand arms and eyes in the palms of each of Her hands so that She would always see the people’s distress and be able to reach out to encircle them.
Then they sent Her back to earth to do Her work. So successful was She at comforting the people, that word of Her began to spread to other lands and other religions. ‘We need Her here,’ the people cried. Excerpt From journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com
I followed this by sharing tea with my friend Tokyo Lime, Sencha Green infused with lemon and lime flavour and the subtle hints of chamomile and rose petals. Again staying with the oriental theme we used my red/gold and white Peony cup and Geisha cup.
Now it is time to get on with my day but I have no idea what I am going to do next. Originally as the forecast was for wind I had thought I would get out and mow the back lawn but once again that is not going to happen. My lower lawn is covered in onion weed, before I mow I am going to pull them up as they are edible.
From Wild Picnic blogspot
You can eat all parts of the plant. Onionweed as a substitute for other oniony things Use onionweed just as you'd use spring onions from the store. Two simple, yummy things to do with them are: 1. Chop them up finely and mix into butter to make a garlic butter substitute. It's delicious spread on French bread and baked like garlic bread, or over fish. 2. Make a spread (especially nice on rice crackers) by mashing together chopped onionweed, soft tofu, ginger juice (from the gratings squeezed), soy sauce, and a splash of peanut oil.
So once again eating weeds from the garden, yesterday it was the dandelion greens that I was pulling up as I was weeding.
Today the quote that resonated with me is from Marcus Aurelius
“You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Blessing to you all in the upcoming week and see if you are able to master the art of not having an opinion.
