One of the reasons why I love being a teacher

I smile at the bluebell.  It smiles back at me. 

Jeong Kwan, a Korean monk

Jeong Kwan

If you free yourself from the comparing and jealous mind, your creativity opens up endlessly.
Just as water springs from a fountain, creativity springs from every moment.

Chef's Table Season 3 Episode 1

From Thich Nhat Hanh:

The gardener does not chase after flowers and try to run away from garbage.  She accepts both, and she takes good care of both.  She is not attached to either nor does she reject either, because she sees that the nature of both is interbeing.  She has made peace with the flower and the garbage.  A Bodhisattva handles enlightenment and afflictions in the same way a skillful gardener handles flowers and garbage - without discrimination.  She knows how to do the work of transformation and so she is no longer afraid.  This is the attitude of a Buddha.

And then I thought Trump and I inter-are.   Oh no, I am Donald Trump....   but he is also me. I am happily trying to be the best me I can be.    A good news variation.