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September 08-A, 2022

The Blue Heron stalks food every day. As does every living thing. How long could you make it without resupplying your pantry? It is less than a week for us, and that is much higher than the Third World average, and it is a daily chore for the rest of the world. Life lives closeContinue reading “September 08-A, 2022”

September 07-C, 2022

We can trust ourselves to know when to stop pouring– and we have no idea of what we are doing. We have to know that we can trust ourselves to that which knows within, and step into the completely unknown. This is stepping into the Mystery, trusting ourselves to the completely unknown “Knower” within, andContinue reading “September 07-C, 2022”

September 07-B, 2022

We all trust ourselves to know when to stop pouring. No one has to tell us that. If we can trust ourselves to know when to stop pouring, we can trust ourselves to know all we need to know to know what needs to be done in each situation as it arises, and to knowContinue reading “September 07-B, 2022”

September 07-A, 2022

What do you do with all your heart? The quality of the remainder of your life, and its value to you and everyone else, hinges on how much time you devote to the things you do with all your heart. We are not here to just pass the time. We are here to invest ourselvesContinue reading “September 07-A, 2022”

September 06-C, 2022

It is all in how we react/respond to what happens that tells the tale– the tale we are here to tell by the way we live our life, which comes down to what we do about each situation as it arises all our life long. We do not know what to do. We do notContinue reading “September 06-C, 2022”

September 06-B, 2022

Balance and harmony flow from mindful awareness of absolutely everything. Fatigue, for instance. Hydration. Nutrition. We have to take care of the basics. What are we taking for granted? Assuming? Ignoring? Overlooking? Awareness requires us to be aware of absolutely everything. That means emptiness. Silence. Stillness. Routinely. Regularly. How many times do you call timeContinue reading “September 06-B, 2022”

September 06-A, 2022

The world as we know it is on a shoddy foundation. It is based on getting/having/amassing/ owning/possessing/controlling/forcing/ compelling/and on and on like that. It is based on having the power to make happen what we want to happen, and to keep someone else from having power equal to ours. This is the basis of capitalismContinue reading “September 06-A, 2022”

September 05-D, 2022

The history of the world– the complete history of the world– is little more than the history of war. I am disgusted that we put so much into having our way and pushing it onto all others– across the board, around the table, throughout history, from the first day we killed somebody because they pissedContinue reading “September 05-D, 2022”

September 05-C, 2022

What are the forces of destabilization in your life? How do you counteract them? When we are able to deal with what faces us in our life like a gyroscope turning out of its own center, we are grounded upon our original nature and the innate virtues that are ours from birth, and living withContinue reading “September 05-C, 2022”

September 05-B, 2022

We are capable of amazing things when we don’t care what our chances are. When we aren’t calculating, conniving, scheming, planning, maneuvering, masquerading, master-minding it, making it happen… When we are just doing what needs to be done with no agenda in mind and no particular end in sight, just changing the baby’s diaper, justContinue reading “September 05-B, 2022”

September 05-A, 2022

Our idea of God is not God. God is not who we make God out to be. Any God that we make out to be God is not God. Which makes all the debates about God ridiculous. And theology, superfluous and absurd– along with all doctrine, dogma and dharma. The only fitting response to theContinue reading “September 05-A, 2022”

September 04-C, 2022

We know not to run/drive through stop signs and red lights. To do so is called “Pushing our luck.” Trust your luck without pushing it! We have to know where the line lies between trusting and pushing our luck– and stay on the right side of it. When we are cruising along and sense aContinue reading “September 04-C, 2022”