100. Whatever harm an enemy can do to an enemy,
Or a hater to a hater,
An ill-directed mind
Causes oneself even greater harm.
No mother or father
Or any other kin
Can do greater good for oneself
Then a well-directed mind.
Dhammapada 42-43
This morning my mind was aflame with anger and irritation as I hurried through the morning routine with my children. Unfortunately, my wife was a mirror for the flames and we succeeded only in raising the temperature until the whole household was ablaze. And why did this happen today? Although I can’t be sure I know that my failure to sit this morning played a role in my inability to calm my mind and heart in the face of irritation and the stress of travelling (we’re going to Jamaica to visit my step-mother today).
Well, time is short and I have to go but wishing all of you the best.
Cattāri Brahmavihārā 
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