From CripHumor:
Be here now. Be a disability rights activist later. Is that so complicated?
Drink tea and nourish life. With the first sip … joy. With the second … satisfaction. With the third, peace. With the fourth, a Danish.
Wherever you go, there you are. Your DME is another story. [DME = durable medical equipment]
Accept misfortune as a blessing. Do not wish for perfect health or a life without problems. What would you talk about?
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single “ouch!”
The Tao does not speak. The Tao does not blame. The Tao does not take sides. The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others. The Tao is not in pain.
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems.
Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as the wooded glen. And sit up straight. You’ll never meet the Buddha with such rounded shoulders.
Be patient and achieve all things. Be impatient and achieve all things faster.
To Find the Buddha, look within. Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers. Each flower blossoms ten thousand times. Each blossom has ten thousand petals. You might want to see a specialist.
Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions. Keep in mind that not every physical sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness.
The Torah and The New Testament say, “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” The Buddha says there is no “self.” So, maybe you are off the hook.
“So, if there is no self, just whose arthritis do I have?!”
[via Maurizio Mariotti]
Tweaked from ZEN JUDAISM by David M. Bader … Humorous haikus, combining ancient Eastern wisdom with timeless Jewish noodging. … the deep mysteries explored in “Zen Judaism: For You, a Little Enlightenment”