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October 26-B, 2022

There is nothing wrong with living in protest of, and in resignation to, the way things are. They could be better in 10,000 ways, some of which we control, or could have controlled, or might have controlled, or prevented, and here we are, living with what is to be lived with, in the time leftContinue reading “October 26-B, 2022”

October 26-A, 2022

Everybody has their own story/stories, their own way of looking at things, thinking about things… It’s a wonder. I cherish a restaurant filled with people living their own life, more or less. And a movie theater, a football stadium, a continent, a planet… I want to listen to each of them as they say what’sContinue reading “October 26-A, 2022”

October 25-B, 2022

We are always awaiting the next thing, wondering how we will respond, waiting to see, trusting ourselves to pull another rabbit out of the hat and surprise ourselves again with the range of our repertoire and the depth of our capabilities. We are amazing. First grade–remember that? Talk about a shock to our system! YankingContinue reading “October 25-B, 2022”

October, 4th Week, 2022

Squaring ourselves up with our life is also known as “Growing Up.” It is a life-long process because life changes over time, and our traditional routines are erased, requiring us to “reprogram the brain for auto-pilot” (Joyce Powers), and it is hell some more again. Putting ourselves in accord with our life, aligning ourselves withContinue reading “October, 4th Week, 2022”

October 25-A, 2022

Living to be who we are (When we are, what we are, where we are) is much easier than living to be happy, wealthy, successful, admired, popular, etc. Living to be “one thus come,” just as we are in each situation as it arises, as a sequoia might do it, or a mountain lion, orContinue reading “October 25-A, 2022”

October 24-B, 2022

The gods have to meet their own standards, or be nothing more than thugs and bullies staking out their claims on the streets of civilization throughout the ages. “Shall not the Judge of the Universe do right?” chided Moses early on, calling for justice from the origin of justice. It is a call that standsContinue reading “October 24-B, 2022”

October 24-A, 2022

Remaining with the freedom theme, we are all free to be who we are, and we are also bound to be who we are. We are not free to not be who we are. To not be who we are is the ultimate form of sin– the greatest betrayal of self that we are capableContinue reading “October 24-A, 2022”

October 23-B, 2022

We are not free to choose our choices. And our choices are limited by time and place, age and circumstance. Our freedom is restricted by 10,000 things. What we want is negated by what we want, and we have to choose between mutually exclusive desires. To be free is to be in denial about somethingContinue reading “October 23-B, 2022”

October 23-A, 2022

Something happens and we respond to it in each situation as it arises. No matter what happens, everything hinges upon the quality of our response. The best responses are grounded in integrity, sincerity and spontaneity– in sync with our original/essential nature and our innate virtue/character, both of which are ours from conception (And from theContinue reading “October 23-A, 2022”

October 22-B, 2022

“By the book” is no way to run a world, or a life. “Throw away the book” and allow your deep sense/feel for what needs to be done here/now guide you on your path. And when it turns out that you were wrong, allow your deep sense/feel for what needs to be done here/now guideContinue reading “October 22-B, 2022”

October 22-A, 2022

Jesus was a rogue prophet in a straight-laced world. All prophets are. They are not fit for the culture they are born into, and rather than adjust themselves to the culture, their task is to adjust the culture to the truth of what’s what. We are always missing the point, or missing something about theContinue reading “October 22-A, 2022”

October 21-B, 2022

We are alone against the conditions and circumstances of our life, and we have everything we need. It comes tucked inside our DNA alongside our heart and soul. Every living thing comes out of the egg or womb ready to meet what is waiting for it. Human beings are no exception. We only have toContinue reading “October 21-B, 2022”