"Bujilkhamo"

I know this looks like your latest word verification gobbledygook, but it's the Mongol.ian name of a bodhisattva. I bought a painting of this bodhisattva, who seems to have no internet presence, at our annual Mongolian lunar new year's celebration, which this year involved an art opening by a young female artist from Mongolia.

As for the bodhisattva, she's white (helpful for identifying your various Tibetan Buddhist peeps), holding two babies in her lap, who are in turn playing with chandamanis (or chintamanis or however you spell it), the wishing jewels. I just looked at it and was so drawn to it, I immediately plopped down my credit card. I don't do that much (though I'm a sucker for art when I can afford it).

It seemed like the very embodiment of my positive thinking campaign, an image I can turn to remember what I have, be grateful for it, and attempt to cultivate some peace while waiting another week for the Ultrasound of Truth.