Living in ways that do
what needs to be done
in response to what is called for
by what's what
in each situation as it arises,
meets what needs to be met
in ways it needs to be met.
Who can do better than that?
Circumstances are always begetting circumstances.
How we respond to them
determines the quality of our life.
Circumstances evoke our life
by calling us forth to meet the needs of the moment,
situation by situation.
If we are anxiety ridden
and fear bound,
our responses will not be guided
by our relationship
with our original nature,
our virtues and virtuosities
(What we do best and enjoy doing most),
and our intrinsic intuition.
We develop our relationship
with these grounding/guiding aspects
of ourselves
by reflecting on them regularly
in the right kind of emptiness,
stillness and silence.
And by practicing their expression
throughout the normal routines
of daily life,
as we are called forth to meet
the mundane needs of the moment
buying groceries,
getting the mail,
washing dishes, etc.
How well do we meet our life?
What is our life calling for from us?
We can practice being who we are every day--
if we aren't wrestling with the day
in striving to impose our way for the day
upon the day!
What is the day asking for from us?
That is our question to answer.
What are we trying to get from the day?
Is not the way to deal with the day!
Our place is not to get more today
than we got yesterday!
Our work is to do what needs us to do it,
when, where and how it needs us to do it,
throughout the day
every day.
Getting what we want is appropriate
to the extent that we need it.
When we are being driven by unwarranted desires,
we are getting in our own way,
and our life is drifting toward
being addiction based
and not offering what is called for
out of what we have to give.
Getting my way NOW!
is exhausting before getting out of bed!
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Jim Dollar's Photography and Philosophy 