Having a Zen Moment

A few weeks ago I won a contest on Twitter by a place called ZenBlocks.com  (@ZenBlocks) wherein I guessed the species of the next batch of Zen Blocks to be made. Working for a woodworking retailer, and trying to keep up on all things wood-related, I had just read an article on a spectacular batch of old-growth mahogany that had recently been uncovered. So, just for fun, I entered the guess of old-growth mahogany.  Well, the answer wasn't old-growth, but mahogany was correct and I was the winner!

Got my Zen Blocks today and I love them!  I have been coveting these things since I first saw them several months ago!

I'm one of those people who either paces, doodles, or plays with things while on the phone. My current fidget-item is a little glass bowl filled with polished rocks that we picked up on the beach at Lake Eshquaguma (where our cabin is).  I love to put my fingers in the bowl and just turn them over and over. (I'm very tactile).

These Zen Blocks are the same kind of thing. They just sit there begging you to touch them and play with them. I adore them. If you'd like your own set, you get get them at ZenBlocks' Etsy store.  These would make a great holiday gift.  They come in different species, and some even have fancy inlaid stripes.

Thanks so much, ZenBlocks, for sending them to me!  Signing off to go meditate now....