February 03, 2026-B

Gardenia 01 — Snow Photos, February, 2026

We do not need theology! We need only to drop into the silence (Emptiness, stillness and silence are one thing, not three. Naming one of them implies the other two). We can drop into the silence anywhere, any time, and breathe three slow, deep breaths, and step back into the life we were living throughout each day, having touched base with the foundation, the Tao, the Psyche, the core of life and being, remembering what’s what and what is happening and aligning ourselves with what is called for, giving ourselves to its service all day long every day. And that simple act will make all the difference. No kidding.

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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