struggling the way of life

no this is not dismal

In Buddhism, the tenets say ' life is dukha ( sp ? ) or life is suffering.

I'm not sure that Buddha meant shovelling. Yes, I'm talking about taking back the driveway.
Alright, its a slow news day, so suck it up
this is to-day's topic.

The driveway is widened at the bottom where we drive out. And you should be aware that the city snow plow decided to take the snow from the cul-de-sac and layer the mass against the neighbour's lawns across the street. The effect is to narrow the road to 1 car wide and maybe a bicycle.
Of course, turning in and out the driveway is really tight w/ the narrowing. Having a wider opening at the bottom of our driveway makes all the difference.

Now back to Buddhism. The struggle is part of life.
The tenet applies to all aspects of life - illness, tragedy ---- shovelling < kidding, kidding > and death.
' We surround all men and all forms of life w/ infinite love and compassion. To those in doubt and ignorance, pain and suffering, and especially to those whose feet are standing close to the great change that men call death, we offer up oceans of wisdom, mercy and love. ' is the closing prayer in Buddhism.
And I mention this bit b/ it goes hand in hand w/ the idea that I'm a failed Buddhist ( see previous posts ).

However, I shovel on b/c this is life. Working b/c this is the way of all things.

To-day is cold and will get colder. Apparently, the roads are slushy and pedestrians are ducking walls of water thrown up by cars. But by this afternoon the slush will ice up. We can hear the wind buffeting the trees or its the furnace buffeting the pipes.

A slow news day for sure