June 20, 2024 – A

We don't get there by trying,
and we don't get there by trying not to try.

We get there by responding naturally,
automatically, without thinking about it
to the situation as it arises,
doing what is called for
with the gifts at our disposal:
Our original nature,
our innate virtues/virtuosities
(What we do best and enjoy doing most),
and our intrinsic intuition--
doing what needs to be done,
when, where and how it needs to be done,
with nothing in it for us
but the joy of doing it
and the satisfaction of having done it,
and then dropping like the Buddha under the Bo tree,
and waiting for the next situation
to call for what we have to offer...

And like that for the rest of our life.