Spare A Plant When Finding Nirvana + Video Game Casino Memories (Throwback Thursday)

Prompts = Flower, Nirvana, Dug

Story New = Spare A Plant When Finding Nirvana

Photo by Lina Trochez on Unsplash

When I think about spiritual ceremonies, there’s people (obviously) in light, cotton clothing holding cut flowers.

What do the flowers think about that? Maybe they wonder why there’s a need to carry decapitated plants when, with a bit of effort, the entire thing could’ve been dug up and then replanted after the brouhaha was over.

Nirvana is a spiritual state of freedom from attachment and suffering. And while cut flowers are free (from their roots), that’s not what was originally meant.

If you wish to advance along a spiritual path, don’t do it at the expense of an innocent plant.

Story Old = Video Game Casino Memories

 Photo by Louie Castro-Garcia on Unsplash

I remember the video game casinos of my youth. Flashy, noisy Nirvana, which was also a quarter-sucking machine.

I remember Dig Dug, Mario with his various power ups (including the Flaming Flower), PacMan, and more. Kids would flock there trying to beat their high scores, let alone the game’s high score.

Not that I was ever good at those games! Ugh no. Pinball was my game, if only because I had a fighting chance to have the game last for a decent amount of time.

I avoid those parlours now. Too loud, too noisy, and too many kids!

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Flower, Horn, Tank

Today, a new fish, a Flowerhorn, entered our aquarium home. Flowerhorns are quite aggressive and so need a tank of their own to live in. While I was off buying said fish, the store built said tank, then delivered him, it, and me to the eagerly awaiting Aleesha.

Chewy making a list of things to bring with him from the pet store.

The tradition with naming animals that come into the house is to “tune in” to their energy and allow the name to essentially come from them.

This fish asked to be called “Puddin’”.

The other rule is that if we don’t like the name, we can choose a different one, like “Chewy”.

Flower, Nirvana, Dug

I remember the video game casinos of my youth. Flashy, noisy Nirvana, which was also a quarter-sucking machine.

I remember Dig Dug, Mario with his various power ups (including the Flaming Flower), PacMan, and more. Kids would flock there trying to beat their high scores, let alone the game’s high score.

Not that I was ever good at those games! Ugh no. Pinball was my game, if only because I had a fighting chance to have the game last for a decent amount of time.

I avoid those parlours now. Too loud, too noisy, and too many kids!