( Silly thing: back in my 20’s and 30’s, I found loading cartridges (bullets) ve

( Silly thing: back in my 20’s and 30’s, I found loading cartridges (bullets) very ‘mindful’ and it made me feel calm, peaceful and ‘whole’. In no small part because it’s dangerous, procedural, and ritualistic, and so your mind cannot wander. In retrospect loading is a very different kind of tea ceremony. Which is pretty humorous. )