Buddhist Philosophy

I had to share this:

In his book "The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching", the monk Thich Nhat Hanh writes: “When I have a toothache, I discover that not having a toothache is a wonderful thing. I had to have a toothache in order to be enlightened, to know that not having one is wonderful. My nontoothache is peace, is joy. But when I do not have a toothache, I do not seem to be happy. Therefore, I look deeply in the present moment and see that I have a nontoothache; that can make me very happy already.”

Toronto Livin'

Wow, the last few months have been a crazy roller-coaster ride - I feel, like Ron Burgundy, that I've been stuck in a "glass-case of emotion." However, now that I'm starting to feel good and much more like myself again, it's time to make a change.

That's why this move to Toronto probably happened at the best possible time. New scenery, new people, new job - it's all very exciting (and slightly overwhelming). I can't say I know what all this will lead to and, for once, I'm not going to sweat it and just enjoy the ride.

I still feel like I'm balancing too much - the thesis has definately took a slide in productivity since I've moved here. But I write all day - the last thing I want to do when I get home is write more. I've gotta keep plugging at it, though, I can't move on professionally until I get this damn thing out of the way.

But for now, I'm just going to enjoy all a summer in Toronto has to offer. So far its been offering a lot of great food, good beer, patio's and lots of nice people. I'm off to a good start! Plus, I get the best of both worlds - I can go home to Dover on the weekends whenever needed. Really, I can't complain.

Anyway, this is going to be short - but I felt like I've been neglecting this thing so bad (again) that I needed to write something.