words of wisdom

rain had descended on our dry land for the last 2 weeks... our garden got a soaking and so did my seedlings - some of them had been battered (by ultrabig waterdroplets and looked as though they may not survive)... but at the same time, the water storing crystals have expanded many folds and hopefully would serve as my "micro-watertanks" in the coming months...

the soaking stopped though for a brief period during the much anticipated HHDL talk at the domain though! and the sun even shined for a while... while mcduck and snowflaked were hibernating at home, i braved the wind and rain and was rewarded with great inspiration - reminders about cause and effect, compassion, core human values...

the happiness conference and workshop were also worth the buck - i just have to go through the workbooks again to transfer the inspirational ideas from my short term memory bank into my core... no... i didn't bring my camera when i got as close as 3 body lengths from HHDL... everyone started to line up at the exit for blessing and i was too starstruck to do anything - in retrospect, being able to meet someone showing such true compassion, true confidence (not merely being "yes" man & not being overtly nice to as a result of trying to please everybody) was unforgettable (and of course could not have been captured on my camera!)

lets hope the 103 rumour is true and HHDL will be back in oz next year for another inspirational talk / tour...