metta. and that includes the internet.

this is my version of metta for today, the buddhist blessing of lovingkindness. i extend it, keeping in mind how much the internet is part of my community.

• may i be happy, healthy, peaceful and free.
• may my family be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. ray, for one.
• may my close friends be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. monica, for one.
• may my blogging friends be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. nickie, for one.
• may my business associates be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. robert, for one.
• may my twitter friends be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. raymond, for one.
• may everyone who comes to my blog be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. neleema, for one.
• may everyone who goes to my stumbleupon site be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. wayne, for example.
• may everyone on stumbleupon be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. babsgirkl, for one.
• may everyone on all social bookmarking sites be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. adam, for one.
• may all spammers be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. millard, for one.
• may everyone who uses the internet be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. mei, for one.
• may everyone who uses cell phones, telephones, blueberries and other electronic modes of communication be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. joyce, for one.
• may everyone who does not have communication technology be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. chilala, for one.
• may everyone who dreams of a better future be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. bonnie, for one.
• may everyone who is afraid of the future be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. chelsea, for one.
• may all humans be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. otto, for one.
• may all animals, be they four-legged, winged, scaled, single celled or otherwise, be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. jim’s cat, for one.
• may all plants be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. mindi’s rubber plant, for one.
• may this whole planet be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. this earth.
• may the whole universe be happy, healthy, peaceful and free.
• may each last speck of dust be happy, healthy, peaceful and free.

isabella