Getting Down-to-Earth with a skilled trade~

I recommend that each of us have at least one skill that we can turn to when we need to focus and forget about everything else. It's any skill which helps us to ground ourselves and get connected, hands-on experience, down-to-Earth and practical. Some common examples are gardening, carpentry, pottery, mechanics, painting, bee-keeping, candle-making, etc. I'm serious when I say, it will help make you a better more balanced person and then make the world a better place. Sometimes we can make money at this skill, but the primary reason will always be to do something that we enjoy and that gets us fully involved and immersed in the Zen meditation pursuit of it.