Finding our way to The Way one situation at a time. I don't know how great it will be, but I expect it will be interesting, and I look forward to it going on past all reason because wonder is just that way. Are you coming or not?
The Tao, the Dharma, and our Intuition are all as one when it comes to declaring that it comes down to doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, in the right place-- for the joy of doing it and the satisfaction of having done it.
And, beyond that, there is nothing in it for us.
So, why would we do it? Because that is what matters most!
And the profit motive goes up in smoke before the requirement of right living for no reason beyond the joy of doing it and the satisfaction of having done it.
If you are looking for reward and glory, refer back to the line, "Because that is what matters most."
What matters most has nothing to do with reward and glory, but only with what needs to be done, in each situation as it arises.
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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