January 25, 2026

Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Sleet is on the ground, power is on, nothing is falling at the moment, fingers crossed…

We know what we like and don’t like, want and don’t want, but we don’t know where we are better off or what is in our best interest. Like and don’t like, want and don’t want, are poor guides along the way. We need a better method of finding our way along the Way. Psyche/Tao/Intuition would be the best IF we weren’t able to discount/dismiss/ignore “the still, small, voice” and go our own way without even realizing what we are doing.

It starts with our turning into mindful awareness here, now and being aware of what is going on with our attention in order to consciously focus on our openness to the inner signals. Simply concentrating on “Yes/No” and taking a reading of the inner force, seeing if we can catch an inner preference for “Yes” or “No” and going with what our inner sense seems to favor.

Practice with what you will wear each day. Don’t think about it. Feel your way into your clothing choices. Then run everything by the inner Guide. Practice reading the indicators. Filter every option through the “Yes/No” process until you can “just know” without having to ask. Becoming one with our inner companion will be a major step forward in knowing what we are doing, what’s what and what’s called for, never mind what we want. Life as two not one will be a different way of doing it, and we can keep score as to which way, Solo or Duo, we think is best.

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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