We live our life
as it needs us to live it--
as it needs to be lived--
or we don't.
How much evidence can you accumulate
to justify your contention
that you are living your life
as it needs you to live it?
How often do you consult your life
in the matter?
How much time in a week, say,
do you spend communing with your life--
in communion with your life--
regarding what it has in mind from you,
and what it needs from you
in order to serve its ideas
for your life?
How often do you study your dreams
for directions from your life?
How often do you attend your body's
felt sense
for guidance in the choices you make
and the directions you go?
How often does your intuition take the lead
in your decision making?
How often do you take "No" for an answer,
and how often do you blow past all opposition?
What is guiding your boat
on its path through the sea?
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Jim Dollar's Photography and Philosophy 