Gratitude for safety

I am quite glad that we practice with a wooden sword (bokken) in my Jodo classes. The bokken got driven into my foot which I had forgotten to move back appropriately during practice on sunday. If we practiced with metal, even the dull iaito's, I wouldn't be able to walk today.

My mother also got through a bit of day-surgery today to remove her calcified gallbladder. It went normally and she is on the mend. It's nice to know that particular element is out of the way and no one has to worry about it any more.