December 24-A, 2022

Everything in this image is doing its thing,
living from its heart,
being true to itself
within the context and circumstances
of its life.

The circumstances call everything forth,
set the terms and conditions
under which everything lives,
and nobody complains,
moans,
whines,
contemplates suicide...

Everything jumps right in,
doing its own thing,
living from its heart,
without expectations,
fear,
desire,
opinions,
conditions...

Nature is just that way.
The "suchness" of nature
is just this way.

Nature is always as "one thus come."

There is nothing to be negotiated.
Nothing to be "bought" or "sold."

Every day in the natural world
is just what it is,
and everything in the natural world
jumps right in,
doing its own thing,
living from its heart,
doing its best all the time.

As close as we come to this
is a jam session of jazz or bluegrass
musicians
giving what they have to offer
for the wonder of what they can 
create
with everyone doing their own thing,
living from their heart,
doing their best all the time.

I wonder what would happen
if we tried living 
as though it were a jam session...

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