Author Archives: jimwdollar

We live for the joy and the wonder of being alive. Forget getting/having/getting what we want, and simply be amazed at what a miracle this life is. This world we live on is astounding and we rarely notice it or bother to be “peacefully abiding here, now.” But, the splendors, they are a plenty. AllContinue reading “October 12, 2026”

If someone asks you if you believe in God, ask them for their understanding of the psychological mechanism of “Projection.” And in response to whatever they say, ask how that might apply to the word, “God.” My point being that there is nothing to the word “God” that is not projection.

One of the eternal wonders of being human is that we never get it all said. Every realization is but the beginning of a new search for the next realization. The way to the Way never end. “Oh! NOW I SEE!” is just another step on the way to seeing all there is to see.Continue reading “October 10, 2026”

I like wandering around, seeing what’s there. It’s a different way of looking out the window, only I can stop and take a picture. I drive through a lot of poverty that way, and I imagine a lot of lives I am glad are not mine, and I grieve for those living them. I haveContinue reading “October 09, 2026”

I have chosen to forego scenes like this one for the rest of my life. To take these images I have to be where the images are. In two months I will step into my 83rd year and the zeal for the journey, any journey, is long past. So I look through the old imagesContinue reading “October 08, 2026”

People are God the way waves are the ocean. How are we to go about being God? How are we to make the fact that we are God apparent and real in our life? How do we bring God forth in our life? We take this as our foundational problem into every day, and doContinue reading “October 07, 2026”

I am perennially amazed to be here, now. How did that happen? How did I get from there, then to here, now? What were the chances of that happening? The same thing applies to you and your life. What are the chances that you would be reading this here, now? The odds were definitely againstContinue reading “October 06, 2026”

After a certain age we get it figured out. We know what matters and what to do about it, and what doesn’t matter and leave it alone. Some of us are angry about everything all of the time, and I laugh at pretty much everything and let it be. We can’t do anything about muchContinue reading “October 05, 2026”

Walking slowly through the majestic scenes is my favorite way of spending time with the things time was made for. Being there is what we were made for. Silent witnesses of natural beauty. That is our place in life. We are born for wonder, gratitude, appreciation, amazement and the sheer delight of being alive. ItContinue reading “October 04, 2026”

Wholeness is a fantasy. We all walk with a limp. The idea of perfection is a burden from birth. Whose idea was that? Living to be one with ourselves, and proud to be who we are is enough of a load. Let’s be satisfied with that! And see the Ideal Us as the fiction itContinue reading “October 03, 2026”

Keeping things the way they ought to be is too much for the average person. We have to let some things go. Weeding the flowerbeds ranks low on my list of deeds worthy of my attention. And keeping the car washed. Being a cork on the water or a leaf in the wind are highContinue reading “October 02, 2026”

Wu-Wei is the Tao at work in the Cosmos, getting things done without doing anything. The way a glacier moves, or melts. The way water creates the Grand Canyon over time. The way the Appalachian Mountains produce Balds where trees do not grow. The way things are, and also are. Who knows how? Or why?Continue reading “October 01, 2026”