July 14, 2023 -A

We invented God as the source/reason for all that is--
taking more pleasure in that
than in declaring "There is no source for all that is,
and no purpose to be found in any of it!"

Why not, "Here we are, now what?"

Why not be happy with,
"There is no purpose
beyond doing the best we can
with what we have to work with
in the service of the best we can imagine,
for the joy of doing it
and the gladness/satisfaction
of having done it"?

"There is no controlling any of it!
There is only doing our best 
in response to all of it!"

Why not just settle down with that
and enjoy what can be enjoyed?

No pantheons. 
No theology.
No doctrine.
No dogma.
No heaven.
No hell.
Just meeting the day
on the day's terms
and doing the best we can with it
in the service of the best we can imagine,
for the joy of doing it 
and the gladness/satisfaction 
of having done it
in each situation as it arises.

We all have what we need
to find what we need
to do what needs to be done
here and now
for as long as life lasts.

And, that is all there ever has been
to it.

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