Happy Holidays 2024 – Gleanings in Buddha-Fields

On my planet, to rest is to rest — to cease using energy.  To me, it is quite illogical to run up and down on green grass, using energy, instead of saving it.

Spock, “Shore Leave”, stardate 3025.2

Dear Readers,

Wishing you all a restful end of year, and a happy 2025!

I am going to take the next couple of weeks off myself and recharge, spend time with the family and so on. But, I also have a personal to-do list I made for myself to capitalize on the downtime and get some things done, including:

• Finishing a novel I’ve been reading
• A bit more Buddhist practice
• Finishing the next installment of the Journeys of Xuan-zang (part 5 is interesting, but taking way longer than expected to finish)
• A couple bonus projects if I have time.
• A bit of studying

So, unlike Spock, I’ll be probably busy, but also productive on a personal level. I mostly gave myself some really easy “softball” goals so I don’t burn out on my time off, but then again, maybe I should trim this list down and have more time to just space out.

I’ll let you all know in 2025. Until then, take care!