once told me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a story, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
folklore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of a woman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
who<\/p>\n\n\n\n
was turned<\/p>\n\n\n\n
into <\/p>\n\n\n\n
a donkey,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
because <\/p>\n\n\n\n
she<\/p>\n\n\n\n
forgot to <\/p>\n\n\n\n
wear <\/p>\n\n\n\n
earrings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I<\/p>\n\n\n\n
giggled, for<\/p>\n\n\n\n
donkeys are<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cute,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and who<\/p>\n\n\n\n
wouldn\u2019t enjoy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a life<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of <\/p>\n\n\n\n
leisure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and then I recalled<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that donkeys<\/p>\n\n\n\n
were in fact<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the workhorse<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of the day<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and often<\/p>\n\n\n\n
mistreated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
lies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the power of <\/p>\n\n\n\n
this story\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take time to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
see, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
add to <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the beauty<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in <\/p>\n\n\n\n
you own life<\/p>\n\n\n\n
daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For failing <\/p>\n\n\n\n
to do that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
turns you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
into <\/p>\n\n\n\n
another runner<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
rat race,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
blinkers <\/p>\n\n\n\n
on,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and failing <\/p>\n\n\n\n
to see<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the wonder<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that abounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~Lu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
once told me a story, folklore. Of a woman who was turned into a donkey, because she forgot to wear earrings. At first I giggled, for donkeys are cute, and who wouldn\u2019t enjoy a life of leisure. and then I recalled that donkeys were in fact the workhorse of the day and often mistreated. And […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,27,35,6],"tags":[7,4,3],"class_list":["post-269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appreciation","category-connection","category-gratitude","category-moments-of-clarity","tag-awe","tag-hope","tag-life"],"yoast_head":"\n