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January 17-C, 2023

Sit with anything long enough and you will see it differently over time. Which way is it? We are bitten shortly after birth by the One Way Only Way Of Being Bug. We see everything as this or that. Up or down. Right or wrong. Good or bad/evil… Compare the most recent two posted images,Continue reading “January 17-C, 2023”

January 17-B, 2023

We live best when we live consciously learning how to balance our contradictions, polarities, opposite tendencies pulling us in different directions. On the one hand this, and on the other hand that. It is like that with all of us all of the time. The place of conscious awareness is to make the peace andContinue reading “January 17-B, 2023”

January 17-A, 2023

We have a goal: To live aligned with ourselves, in sync with our heart, our nature and the virtues that are unique (As in, “Among the virtues of this old mare, are her gentle way with children, and her smooth gait when carrying them) to us– as unique as our fingerprints and iris cones– withContinue reading “January 17-A, 2023”

January 16-B, 2023

Responding to the occasion in ways appropriate to the occasion opens the way to being at one with the moment, in sync with the time and place of our living, aligned with the rhythm and flow of life here/now, doing what is called for, where, when and how it is called for– the essence ofContinue reading “January 16-B, 2023”

January 15-C, 2023

Today is my brother David’s happy birthday, and I am honoring him with this gift to you–it is the link to my Flickr album of oil paint rendered images. There are 18 pages in the album. Each page has a slideshow icon. Click it and enjoy the show! (You may have to hit the “backContinue reading “January 15-C, 2023”

January 16-A, 2023

Joseph Campbell said, “Living an authentic life out of the spontaneity of one’s own heart– when based on compassion and not possession and conquest– transforms the wasteland into, you might say, into a ‘land flowing with milk and honey.'” It becomes a land of blessings and wonder when we wake up to our own heart,Continue reading “January 16-A, 2023”

January 15-B, 2023

Living in the moment and seeing what is to be seen there is a key aspect of being awake/aware/alive, and a function of emptiness/stillness/silence/ balance/harmony, being aligned with the Tao and responding appropriately to each situation as it arises. Our breathing is an anchor point connecting us to the moment, as is remembering to beContinue reading “January 15-B, 2023”

January 15-A, 2023

We want and don’t want. Our life revolves around, flows from, consists of nothing but, wanting. We do not know how to live without wanting. If we did not live in the sevice of getting–and getting more of– what we want, we would not know what to do with our life. We never ask, “HowContinue reading “January 15-A, 2023”

January 14-B, 2023

We make what we can of it– do what we can with it– and pass on back to what we were doing before life and consciousness interfered and put us to work. If you wait long enough, everything changes, which makes each moment precious beyond evaluating. Time alive and conscious is of highest value. WeContinue reading “January 14-B, 2023”

January 14-A, 2023

I invented Sweet Chili Sauce Pineapple and Pintos tonight. Drain a can of pineapple tidbits and a can of pintos, rinsing the pintos, dump them in a sauce pan with 3/4 cup +/- Sweet Chili Sauce simmer 15-20 min. stirring occasionally. The situation called for it and I complied. I wasn’t trying to force anythingContinue reading “January 14-A, 2023”

January 13-C, 2023

We have to trust ourselves to respond appropriately to each situation as it arises, spontaneously, in the moment, without thinking through all the implications and possibilities, looking for the best chance of a favorable outcome with the most potential gain and the lowest likely loss. Listen to your initial inclination and decide Yes or NoContinue reading “January 13-C, 2023”

January 13-B, 2023

Growing up is shifting our perspective examining our perceptions, evaluating what’s important and changing our mind about a lot of things. When was the last time you changed your mind about what’s important? If being alive doesn’t do that for you, try being alive with your eyes open. Enlightenment is nothing more than seeing what’sContinue reading “January 13-B, 2023”