Temperantia (temperance):practicing self-control, abstention, and moderation
Temperance - the original definition was: proper mixture. So that'd be one part struggling to one part peace and I'd be okay today! Ha. Would be nice if I could just whip myself up a batch of temperance. Actually I think the word that Lagan gave me in this mornings meditation as the counter for temperance is balance. Just so happens that today, I have no balance. One minute I feel like a wilting flower and the next I feel like a viper waiting to inject venom into someone.
So there is no creature known to man that is a venomous wilting flower viper!
Today, was a necessary day. It took me all day to post this blog. My mood was low for most of the day and when it wasn't I was struggling. I felt like Sisyphus! Rolling that heavy stone up the hill from Hades. But as I blog, I am reminded that even Sisyphus took a break as he "strolled" back down to get the rock.
Obviously - I did not paid attention while meditating this morning. I missed something. I thought today's lesson was about balance. Doesn't balance come from desire and awareness? Isn't balance an inside job based on meditating, environment, and circumstances?
I am actually glad that this day is over. I meditated, isolated and percolated in stew all darn day! Hmmmm...
C'est la vie
