November 10, 2024

Cullasaja Cascades 02 10/21/2014 — Cullasaja River Gorge, Franklin, North Carolina
I am every bit as good of a Christian as Jesus was,
and every bit as good of a Buddhist as the Buddha was.

I live to do Jesus as only I can do Jesus,
and I live to do the Buddha as only I can do the Buddha.

Whether they are impressed or not by my efforts doesn't matter.
Who were they trying to impress by their efforts
to be who they were?

Trying to be impressive takes our mind off of
doing what is called for
in each situation as it arises,
where, when and how it is called for,
situation by situation,
no matter what,
whether we want to or not,
whether we feel like it or not,
whether we are in the mood for it or not,
all our live-long life.

And if we miss doing that in one situation,
no problem,
the next situation is already unfolding before us.
Live to nail it there!

All your live-long life!

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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