A Verse for Today

I vow to offer joy to one person in the morning

And to relieve the grief of one person in the afternoon. 

I vow to live simply and sanely, 

Content with a few possessions. 

I vow to keep my body healthy.  

I vow to let go of all worries and anxieties  

In order to be light and free.     

Plum Village, A Verse from Plum Village's, Thich Nhat Hanh's Buddhist community in France, chanting book


Take care.