Food meets Art at Wow

Won Kang, Bon appétit  2013 

Christmas Day has passed and
another fresh new year will soon be with us.

Presents are given again and again. :-)

Wow is

where food meets art and 

gives comfortable delight. 

There,

one by one, I am going to put in 

bright and clear foods that put a smile on my face. 

Preparing, making and eating food is 

great art that makes us happy and grateful

directly through our body. 

It enables us to experience the wisdom of nature

that is endless giving.

I am full and the floor is warm:
heated traditional Korean floor for winter called Ondol. 

It is not easy to get away from it once you lie on it. :-) Trust me. 
On top of that, it is Sunday afternoon just perfect for a nap.
Hmm ... ...  z-z-z ... 

Happy Giving New Year to all of us! 

Believe

E. H. Shepard, "A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL"   21 December 1946 

Twinkle, twinkle

In the sky, stars twinkle, twinkle.

On the ground, people's smiling faces twinkle, twinkle.

My mind also twinkles, twinkles.

As if the dancing angel at Christmas of E. H. Shepard is sprinkling,  

it is full of bright light all around.

All together

chatting about this and that,

decorating a tree one by one,

preparing presents thinking about one another,

share and express heart at Christmas.

It is the day 

that many beautiful seeds in us are brought up and taken care of.

Depending on what we believe, what we want,

the way we live becomes different.

I believe

If one has an ability to hate, one can also love.

If one has an ability to take, one can also give.

If one has an ability to do harm, one can also do good.

If one has an ability to be fearful, one can also be brave.

We just need to change the mind that is 'I'.

To thoughtfulness

To gentleness

To sharing

To wisdom

Just change it and grow it.

Just now, the sound of birds singing.

Oh, Yes! Cheers for us.

Shoulders back, chest out and 

raising up both arms high,

breathing deeply in and out, 

I stretch and laugh.

Ha ha ha

Hee hee hee

Hae hae hae

Ho ho ho

Happy Christmas~ 
EVERY DAY! 

Tea Canister, UK  1780-1800

Not busy

It is snowing.

Snow is flying around in the air

gently touching a window as if saying 'Hello'.

Ah, it is like I could touch it

if I reach out my hand for it.

One snowflake, here ...

two snowflakes, there ...

Slowly ... quietly and softly ...

It is falling and falling.

Sky is not busy.

Trees are not busy.

Wind is not busy.

Snow is not busy.

My mind is not busy.

Today as today,

tomorrow as tomorrow,

let every mind be good.

Even a snowflake slowly falling blankets

if it is falling and falling.

With no feeling of uneasiness

about doing as much as I do,

with no feeling of lack in doing as much I do,

I do it again and again.  

There is no 'being late'. In this world.

The beginning is not half.

The beginning is the whole.

The beginning is directly a result.

So, all we need to do is doing.  

The biggest factor that determines life

is neither luck nor ability.

It is to act out. 

To give a constant try. 

To do it now.

Even if it is not what is immediately achieved. 

To start it first. Right now.

If it is what we will do some day.

Snow keeps falling.

It gradually gets brighter around by its white light.

Cleared sky in blue.

Louder laughter of children

taking a sleigh ride with snowballs in their both hands.

Yippee!

I am now going out as well.