The Twelve Days of a Zen Christmas

On the first day of Christmas I will give to thee,
a bow humbly (~_~)

On the second day of Christmas I will give to thee, two doves of peace

…and a bow humbly (~_~)
On the third day of Christmas I will give to thee, three turtles of patience,

…two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
On the fourth day of Christmas I will give to thee, four candles of enlightenment,

… three turtles of patience, two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
On the fifth day of Christmas I will give to thee, five keys of tranquility,

The key to tranquility is acceptance
the key to acceptance is awareness
the key to awareness is balance
the key to balance is harmony
the key to harmony is tranquility
….four candles of enlightenment, three turtles of patience, two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
On the sixth day of Christmas I will give to thee, Six Haiku’s of nature,
As the wind does blow falling to the ground
Across the trees, I see the I watch a leaf settle down
Buds blooming in May in a bed of brown
The wind is blowing the beaches waves hit
It is blowing very hard sounding of flooding water
I don’t like the wind. soothes aches all over
The flowers a broken tree cut
Reached the sky brings no shade to the weary
As on the grass I lie then what good is it
…five keys of tranquility, four candles of enlightenment, three turtles of patience, two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
On the seventh day of Christmas I will give to thee, seven bells of awakening

…Six Haiku’s of nature, five keys of tranquility, four candles of enlightenment, three turtles of patience, two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
On the eighth day of Christmas I will give to thee, eight books of wisdom,

….seven bells of awakening, Six Haiku’s of nature, five keys of tranquility, four candles of enlightenment, three turtles of patience, two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
On the Ninth day of Christmas I will give to thee, nine razors for head shaving,

(chuckles)
…eight Books of wisdom, seven bells of awakening, Six Haiku’s of nature, five keys of tranquility, four candles of enlightenment, three turtles of patience, two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
On the tenth day of Christmas I will give to thee, ten zen stones and a rock garden,

…nine razors for head shaving, eight Books of wisdom, seven bells of awakening, Six Haiku’s of nature, five keys of tranquility, four candles of enlightenment, three turtles of patience, two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
On the eleventh day of Christmas I will give to thee, eleven smiles of happiness,

…ten zen stones and a rock garden, nine razors for head shaving, eight Books of wisdom, seven bells of awakening, Six Haiku’s of nature, five keys of tranquility, four candles of enlightenment, three turtles of patience, two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
On the twelfth day of Christmas I will give to thee, twelve zen stories
enemies of the mind 4 blind men an an elephant
nails in the fence Butter and Stones self worth forgiveness
winds of forgiveness bucket of water happiness
armadillo’s song praying to say the right thing
shake it off
…eleven smiles of happiness, ten zen stones and a rock garden, nine razors for head shaving, eight Books of wisdom, seven bells of awakening, Six Haiku’s of nature, five keys of tranquility, four candles of enlightenment, three turtles of patience, two doves of peace and a bow humbly. (~_~)
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…and a dog that loves to meditate!

Have a heart felt holiday season
there are 12 days till christmas…
(~_~)