from a "click and hope" photographer

6/02/07




“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
-Buddha-

9 comments:

Libbys Blog said...

Or you drop it and burn a hole in the lino or carpet!!!!

talj said...

lol very good Libby! Great quote and apt photo as always Ruth! :o)

Audrey said...

Very true quote Ruth and great pic.. Must ask whos singing this version of Bird on a wire, its lovely,goes well with todays qoute too.

RUTH said...

Libby...LOL
Auds; it's Leonard Cohen my most favourite singer and songwriter. About the only thing Mick and I have different views on. It's too dirgeful for him; my view is it's sheer poetry. Now I've some headphones (and Mick can't hear it) you'll find a lot more L.C. cropping up on here.

mrsnesbitt said...

Ooooooooooooooo leonard Cohen...I just LOVE him! My favourite Album is "The Future" ooooooo love it love it.....off to play it now.

RUTH said...

Hurrah Mrs. N. another L.C. fan. Most of the people I talk to over here have never even heard of him!

Sheila said...

Leonard Cohen, well I have to say I have seeing as where I am...LOL
He's rather cute too I always think and quite a flirt..!
But I digress, I'm here to say the quote and the Photo work well together. Another good one Ruth.

dot said...

Sorry to say that I don't know who he is either but I still like your photo and quote!

RUTH said...

Thanks Dot; you'll get to hear him a lot on here
Sheila; reckon he is a flirt; some of his words are rather raunchy!

Tenderness contains an element of sadness. It is not the sadness of feeling sorry for yourself or feeling deprived, but it is a natural situation of fullness. You feel so full and rich, as if you were about to shed tears. Your eyes are full of tears, and the moment you blink, the tears will spill out of your eyes and roll down your cheeks. In order to be a good warrior, one has to feel this sad and tender heart. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche