The Cow In The Parking Lot: A Zen Approach To O... May 2026

I let go of the wheel, exhaled the tension, and drove toward the back of the lot. The walk would be longer, but for the first time, my mind was quiet. The parking spot was gone, but I had kept my peace—and that was the better prize.

The anger began to dissolve because the "wrong" being done to me was just a story I was telling myself. That driver has their own burdens, their own rushing thoughts, their own "cow-like" nature. By demanding the world be "fair" according to my schedule, I was the one creating my own suffering. The Cow in the Parking Lot: A Zen Approach to O...

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