falls church
wed 15-oct-03

from the zoo - august 2003

Still in my health worry funk. Trying to tell myself that October two years ago we were all worried about 9-11 and anthrax. Last October we were all worried about the sniper and I was worried about Mom dying. This year, this October is better.

When I return, after an absence of decades, to my study of Tibetan Buddhism several years ago. I have to remember that one of the basic beliefs of Tibetan Buddhism is that "all life is suffering". At that time, I wasn't so sure about that. Suffering really didn't apply to me. A well adjusted, happy middle class woman. Now, I am not so sure.