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<\/a>Coloma ghost town, Montana (from my recent trip with Jen<\/a> and Patia<\/a>)<\/span>\n<\/div>\nAnother day is upon us, sweet new light and life.<\/span> As much as I love the summers (read sunshine and long days<\/span>) in Montana, I have to say that I look forward to the fall this year. Along with the transition of the new school year, fall in Montana brings gorgeous colors. But perhaps most of all, the changing season brings the sort of mental <\/span>\u2018settling in\u2019 that I\u2019ve needed for a while now. It brings opportunity to simplify, to cut away activities and pursuits that are not serving the true purpose of life: <\/span>service<\/span>. <\/p>\n The Blessed Buddha once said:<\/p>\n U\u1e6d\u1e6dh\u0101nako analaso,<\/p>\n \u0100pad\u0101su na vedhati,<\/p>\n Acchinnavutti medh\u0101v\u012b,<\/p>\n T\u0101diso labhate yasa\u1e43.<\/p>\n \u2013 D\u012bgha Nik\u0101ya III 273<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Worthy, wise and virtuous<\/span><\/p>\n Who is energetic and not indolent,<\/p>\n In misfortune unshaken,<\/p>\n Flawless in manner and intelligent,<\/p>\n Such one will honour gain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Coloma ghost town, Montana (from my recent trip with Jen and Patia) Another day is upon us, sweet new light and life. As much as I love the summers (read sunshine and long days) in Montana, I have to say that I look forward to the fall this year. Along with the transition of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n