A few weeks ago, in a completely serendipitous way, I received a gift. I have always been the recipient of such gifts, by the way. Goodness and kindness and random gifts find their way to me, for no good reason at all, from perfect strangers, distant acquaintances, and of course friends and family... Anyways, a few weeks ago I was invited to a tea party at an amazing garden no less, organized by a very small group of local women (whom I did not know before this day), to honor a writer, blogger, mother, zen Buddhist monk, and a profound and beautiful woman that I have admired for years, Karen Maezen Miller. To keep the event intimate, the guest list was limited and I have no idea why I was on the list of invited. But as I said, magic finds me, and all I have to do is say "Yes" and receive gratefully. The short afternoon was packed full with rejuvenation and that light soulful conversation that zen followers are so gifted at (I am not zen FYI). Since it wa