January 26, 2025

Early Light — The Watchman and the Virgin River — Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah

Being in a lot of the right places has put me in a right place, and made it easy for me to return there on a regular basis. It is a natural wonder how being in the presence of nature balances us, harmonizes us, stabilizes us and puts us back together again in a “this is how it is when we are at one with who we are and, as the Buddha said, “Peacefully abiding, here, now.”

The way of “peaceful abiding, here, now,” is the most natural way to be–and it is anywhere the natural world opens itself to receive us and we open to receive it back. It is a good move to seek out those places and frequent them often, just to say hello, again and wander and sit for a while. Being balanced, harmonized, stabilized by peaceful abiding, here, now, again.

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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