November 07, 2024

1) It is difficult enough
being who we are,
doing what is ours to do,
when, where and how it needs to be done
within an environment that supports
and encourages us all along the way.

Doing that work within an environment
hostile and resistant to our living like that
is to live where Jesus lived
against forces starkly opposed to
Liberty! Justice! Equality! Truth!
at every turn.

So we get up and do what is ours to do
anyway, nevertheless, even so,
encouraged by the presence of one another
and devoted to the task of bringing ourselves forth
to meet whatever comes our way
in the service of what is called for,
here, now, no matter what.

It will help if we have regular returns
to emptiness, stillness and silence
in the company of our original nature,
our innate virtues
(What we do best and enjoy doing most)
and our intrinsic intuition
in finding the energy and direction
to be and do as only we can
in each situation as it arises,
day-to-day,
as we work to maintain our balance and harmony,
while restraining our projections
and our emotional reactivity
within a wasteland of shrieking absurdity.

Being grounded in our intuition
is being centered and focused on the Way.
Fear, anger and desire carry us away.

Managing our response to our circumstances
is always the task at hand--
and we do that by simply being here, now
through all times and places.