I bummed a ride to an appointment across town this morning (because my car still isn't running) and decided to walk home; it felt good to be undisturbed for a while, just walking along. The sun kept one side of my body warm and cozy and the other side felt quite cold; the contrast made me feel alive and very aware of my body, it was nice :)
When I got home I spent the next four hours choosing my materials and making my own knotted mala. It's like a rosary but... well... okay, mala is another word for rosary I suppose; it's used in Buddhism the same way a rosary is used by Catholics, to count prayers, or in this case mantras. I know what you're thinking, and it's not "Jess is into Buddhism?" it's "Why on Earth did it take her four hours?!" I know that's what I was thinking-but let me tell you something, knotting each and every one of those little 108 bead into place plus the three sets of three 'counter' beads takes a lot of time.
I'm going to chew on a book now before the boys come back from the library.. later gaters!
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| holy noise batman! |
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| my favorite colors :) |
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