January 17, 2024 – A

Posted byjimwdollarPosted in06/25/2020
Marsh Road Sunset 10/18/2011 — Ocracoke Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Outer Banks, North Carolina
Live to find out
how influential an individual 
can be
simply by living the way
life needs to be lived,
moment by moment.

We try for too much of an impact
and give up too soon
because of the apparent hopelessness
of the situation--
of each situation as it arises
throughout our life.

Throw hope and hopeless
in the burning barrel 
and just live your life
here/now
as though it matters how you live
in spite of appearances to the contrary.

Be crazy, stupid, insanely good
for nothing
here/now
for no reason
throughout what remains
of the time left for living!

You will never be given better advice,
or come up with a better idea,
or think of anything better to do.

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Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

2 thoughts on “January 17, 2024 – A”

  2. This indeed is incredibly simple and absolutely sane advice, the direct way to effortless living in the best possible way, as best as we can. If only we can all heed and live with this day by day, then perhaps there will be nothing more left to complain about!

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