Increase the Peace
Just a venting moment. I need a break from hearing the hate. Today I had a client talk about getting "jewed down" and another one talk about how the gays are trying to shove their sin down everybody's throat like medicine. In my tabula rasa role as a therapist, I have to make careful choices about how to engage with this talk and, believe me, it
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So today I've been wearing my considerate mask and been helping people above and beyond with their IS issues rather than just being my normal work-avoiding bastard self.
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Today is the Chinese Midautumn Festival. All over the world, anywhere where Chinese live in communities together, will there be colourful lanterns and poetic couplets and cunning Chinese word puzzles. Some of the puzzles will be written on paper lanterns, and hung high for people to read and guess at the answers.
Children will be running around, with lanterns in fantastic shapes, like fish and kirins and dragons; but also more modern characters such as Mickey Mouse, Batman and Little Nemo. Mooncakes are eaten, some with salted duck's egg yolks inside to symbolise the full moon; sweet dumplings are eaten, also with the moon in mind. For the Chinese, this is one of the more important festivals, and the entire family must be present for dinner. The only two other festivals with this requirement are the Winter Solstice (where dumplings are also eaten) and Chinese New Year (where poetic couplets are also written and displayed), probably the most important Chinese festival ( ... )
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And I appreciate the links. I have never heard of this festival before, though I've heard of the mooncakes. The moon is my boon companion and, for that reason, these images are profoundly healing. It helps that I just spent half an hour outside singing to the moon. :)
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