If tax time is starting to tax you… you might need to get in the zone, i mean zen.
I didnt have to retreat to a mountaintop to find out these great truths… Didnt Learn these Truths from A Zen Buddhist. In no particular order:

Great Truths That Children Have Learned

1) No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats.

2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don’t let her brush your hair.

3) If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch
the second person.

4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.

5) You can’t trust dogs to watch your food.

6) Don’t sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.

7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.

8) You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.

9) Don’t wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.

10) The best place to be when you’re sad is Grandpa’s lap.

Great Truths Adults Have Learned

1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.

2) Wrinkles don’t hurt.

3) Families are like fudge…mostly sweet, with a few nuts.

4) Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut that held its ground.

5) Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside.

6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the
toy.

Great Truths About Growing Old

1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you’re
down there.

4) You’re getting old when you get the same sensation from a
rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.

5) It’s frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody
bothers to ask you the questions.

6) Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.

7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

And for some equine enlightenment on the most compelling questions
-Cure equine constipation? Load them in a clean trailer!
-Cure equine insomnia? Take them in a halter class.
-Get a horse to wash their own feet? Clean the water trough and fill it with fresh water.
-Get a mare to come in heat? Take her to a show.
-Get a mare in foal the first cover? Let the wrong stallion get out of his stall.
-Make sure that a mare has that beautiful, perfectly marked foal you always wanted? Sell her before she foals.
-Get a show horse to set up perfect ? Get him out late at night when no one is around to see him.
-Induce a cold snap in the weather? Clip a horse.

Always remember to forget the troubles that pass your way; BUT
NEVER forget the blessings that come each day.
Take the time to live, Life is too short.