January 23, 2026

There are people who would throw a rock into the middle of tranquility because that is who they are. They don’t know why and they don’t care. They just know what they like and what they don’t like, and are compelled to do what they like.

I don’t know why we see things a we do, or who is right and who is wrong, or if it matters. I like the idea of being in accord, of one mind, smooth and easy. Being at odds with one another all of the time is exhausting for me and I have to withdraw and sit quietly to find the balance and harmony, rhythm and flow apart from those who are throwing rocks into the middle of tranquility because they like it that way.

And there are people who would accuse me of throwing rocks into the middle of tranquility by saying there is no Original Sin, no Garden of Eden, no need for Substitutionary Atonement theories, no need for atonement or redemption. We only need to realize how we all need the companionship of one another the way Yin needs Yang to be who each is by being whom both are “with liberty and justice for all.” And kindness, mercy and compassion all around the circle. With hatred, rancor and acrimony tucked away and nowhere around, and nothing but “peaceful abiding, here, now.”