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Never tell me the odds: Meet @flusshund Sep 16 6:03am | By Teresa, Volunteer Mentor (@hopeful33250)Comment receiving replies
@flusshund Thank you for wonderful interview and your thoughts about Mayo Clinic Connect. Your emotional support of other is a model for all who come here.
May I say that I don't think I've met an engineer who followed Zen Buddhism. The practice is really quite the opposite of the logical and analytical mind and it's evident from your interview that Zen has been a major influence in your balance. I love your plan to turn your acreage into a botanical garden! I'm imagining the birds and insects that will flourish in all that beauty.
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@naturegirl5, thank you. The Zen thing started from being a geek. I heard meditation could help you need less sleep. In the 1970s, the Amazing Kreskin sent free self-hypnosis instructions for a SASE. Next, I received a transcendental meditation guide for another SASE. I was meditating daily as a 15-year-old nerd. And I needed less sleep so I could write better lab reports!
Then, I wanted to be the best at it, and the Zen monks seemed to be that. I entered a Zen Center on my 21st birthday for two months of formal training and came out a new person.
As for the acreage, the butterflies and chiggers are flourishing at the moment! lol I could do without the chiggers.