It was JazzFM that brought this story to my attention - a note written on a Tokyo hotel official paper in 1922 by Albert Einstein sold at an auction in Jerusalem, October 24, 2017 for $1.5 million. The headline of this interesting story:
"While in Japan, Einstein stayed at Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel. During his stay, a hotel worker came to Einstein’s room to make a delivery. Einstein found himself without any money to give the man as a tipfor his services.
So, instead of money, the famous scientist handed the hotel worker a signed note with a sentence he wrote in German. It read: “A calm and humblelife will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant restlessness that comes with it.”
He gave him another note that read: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
He advised the bellboy to keep these notes as they would become more valuable than a tip.
We look at two elements in the garden today - a birch tree creatively displays bird houses in a Grimsby garden and bamboo leaves seen through the conservatory plexiglass window at the Royal Botanical Gardens.
There are a lot of jokes about happiness vs. money. I wondered if there are lots of 'recipes' for happiness.So I went looking to see who has asked about happiness this way. I found this article at http://jaredakers.com/recipe-for-happiness/ with its excellent introduction.
"The term “recipe for happiness” is interesting… as if you can put in certain ingredients; throw it in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and out pops happiness. Sort of like those cooking shows we’ve all seen where they put the dish in the oven and pull the finished product out of the one below it. Could finding happiness really be that easy?"
1 cup Inner Peace 1 Cup of Spirituality 1 Cup of a realistic Perspective of Yourself 1 Cup of Gratitude A Sprinkle of Service Work
Another Recipe for Happiness 2 heaping cups of patience 1 heart, full of love 2 handfuls of generosity plenty of faith 1 handful of understanding dash of laughter generous sprinkle of kindness
Combine patience, love and generosity with understanding. Add a dash of laughter and sprinkle generously with kindness. Add plenty of faith and mix well. Spread over a period of a lifetime. Serve everyone you meet.
Another Recipe for Happiness Simply begin with one large scoop of love for yourself, add in a good measure of acceptance and goodwill, then sprinkle generously with equanimity. Combine all the ingredients and place in your heart until all the ingredients have been completely absorbed, then allow to permanently rest in each breath.
The cooking/baking analogy seems to bring light-heartedness to the topic that makes it fun. Today we see a beautiful bougainvillea arch at Hearst Castle in California.
