Concentrate on the two chopsticks. Observe. (1) The lower chopstick needs to fit in the V of your thumb and index finger. The little finger and his mate (the ring finger) give it support. (2) The upper chopstick is the pencil you hold between the middle and index finger. It is anchored by the thumb. (3) Now remember to make them an equal length - no one should stay behind or food will simply run back into the plate. It is a teamwork effort that will make the experience worthwhile.
There is more to the lesson…
It is the whole team that made the experience on May 6 worthwhile – everyone who shared the table, shared also a unique personality and laughter, unique thoughts and ideas, a piece of happiness that grew with each moment, each card, each picture, each bite. And yes, the bites were tasty and the ice cream… cool, but it is the feeling of friendship and the happiness in the air that made for an unforgettable night.
It was a spiritual night and each one of us found a miracle or two along the way. We would never have made it without a shield of wisdom and chopsticks full of goodness, without peace and poise, without an outlook that sees the beauty of the day. We found a reason to believe that we can breeze through any storm. To believe that on each step along the way there are people, who can support us and our ideas - people we can go to, people we can learn from, and people we can love. We found it in us while being together.
A well balanced, hoopy guy
I promised to share a picture of …what turned out to be a well balanced, hoopy guy. He can go for about 10 minutes without pausing, or going out of balance on the very edge outside the box.
Thanks team, we are blessed to be together!
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This was a bitter-sweet night. As we welcomed new members and the future e-board, we also said goodbye to some former e-board members. But there is a sense of continuity and a spirit of providence and strange coincidences that seems to haunt our team…with amazing, and sometimes hilarious results. From crash-courses in Japanese cuisine, to double visions of striped t-shirts, to miraculous fried ice cream, to lost cars, I cant wait to see what the next year holds.
Thanks Toni for sharing the picture with us. I smiled when I first read that you described the evening as spiritual, and the more I reflect on it, the more I see where you’re coming from.