Poo-poo mouth

I'm on Day 15 with the Dalai Lama
Weary of him now
May go on to Hosea instead.
His teachings solidify my thinking.
I really am a Christian, not a Buddhist.

But today's meditation was interesting.
"If you find yourself slandering anybody, first imagine that your mouth is filled with excrement. It will break you of the habit quickly enough."

I had lunch with Mona and Ann,
friends for 37 years whom I had not seen in a while.
Over chicken enchiladas and a burrito without the tortilla
we shared the news of our lives.
Several times I was tempted to tell the "full" story.
The image of poo-poo mouth restrained me.
I guess it works.