A playful, child-like mood would appear to cause no harm. You are still guided by a firm but not harsh discipline so that things do not get out of hand. Today would be good to do something youthful: after all, it is National Doughnut Day. Perhaps a fresh doughnut would be a good place to start.
Youthful Folly is not generally considered a positive hexagram. It implies a youthful misunderstanding of the way the world works. It can come when we do not have a serious attitude with those whose help we seek. The worst of it is that the danger lurks within our own natures which makes it especially hard to overcome.
The 5th and 6th lines change here: they are the most positive in this hexagram. They suggest, on the one hand, success from the playful attitude of the child, to the disciplinarian, who teaches the child but does not punish excessively. These changes lead to 29, the Abysmal, and point to Abyss upon Abyss and Danger upon Danger. I think the Danger is likely to be eating too many doughnuts: the Abysmal contains nuclear trigrams Chen, Thunder and Energetic Upward Movement and Ken, Mountain and Keeping Still: these trigrams form Nourishing 27, about eating.
I went to Rockenwagner's Bakery in Mar Vista on 12835 W. Washington Blvd. I figured it was national donut day, Obama was in Germany, and they sold Berliners there. I was hoping Obama would say, 'Ich bin ein Berliner.' (I am a Berliner donut) but he didn't. I can say that the Berliner was quite good and unlike american donuts in that it did not have a heavy, fried consistency and seemed light enough to have been baked. The special National Donut Day Vanilla Creme Berliner was quite good -- it had a hint of lemon zest in the dough and superior vanilla flavor that really caught my attention. The regular raspberry Berliner was also good and can be found any Friday. They also sell Julius Meinl tea and coffee -- not the everyday roast found elsewhere. Happy Donut Day!
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