May 12, 2024 – B

Posted byjimwdollarPosted in06/25/2020
The Hitching Post 2018 01 — The Carriage House, Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock, NC
My intuition seems to have
more than me in mind.

I find myself doing things 
without knowing why,
and never find out.
I take it to mean 
that I am filling someone else's need,
playing a supporting role
in someone else's life.

It isn't just about me,
or us.
We are part of the matrix
of life generally,
and our place has a larger impact
than our own concerns and interests.

The people who benefit from our being here
are many more than we are aware of.
We play a part in lives
we know nothing about.

Karma is interacting in lives
beyond counting every day.
I'm glad I don't have to keep 
up with it,
or keep track of it.

Our place in life,
and in the lives of others,
is larger than we can imagine
or comprehend.

The next time you find yourself
doing something you don't understand,
chalk it up to being a part
of someone else's web of life,
smile and go on.

We are a multitude in many ways.

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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.

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