Happy 80th Birthday Thich Nat Hanh

[sleepyjohn]

and here are some lovely birthday quotes from my friend Steve:

"If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy,

not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic

kind of peace work.

"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle.

But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin

air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which

we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the

black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle."

"Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the

future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the

present moment, we cannot be in touch with life."

and,

"This is it."

Let's celebrate his birthday by taking three mindful, aware breaths.