Sages and gurus have such a boring life. We could not follow the Dalai Lama through his day. He never goes to Wal Mart. He orders nothing from Amazon. Yet he makes on over enlightenment. Enlightenment is not very entertaining. Yet, enlightened people smile a lot. And say very little. It isn’t a life styleContinue reading “December 04-A, 2022”
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December 03-B, 2022
Growing up is changing our mind– particularly about what is important. Growing up is changing the way we think. Changing the way we look at things. Changing the way we see things– seeing everything as though for the first time all of the time. Growing up is waking up some more again every day. TheContinue reading “December 03-B, 2022”
December 03-A, 2022
This is a culture that will make you crazy. It will split you away from yourself and offer you diversions/distractions/denial in place of providing the ways and means to a life that is sustainable and vibrant, grounded in direction, meaning and hope. This is a culture devoid of direction, meaning and hope. All it hasContinue reading “December 03-A, 2022”
December 02-C, 2022
“Why did this happen to me?” “Why does this always happen to me?” “Why do things like this happen?” We ask these questions as though if “these things” have a cause or a reason, we could say, “Oh, okay,” and live happily ever after. In possession of the best reason in all the world, weContinue reading “December 02-C, 2022”
December 02-B, 2022
Doing things differently changes everything. Changing our mind about what is important changes everything. What is as it needs to be in your life? What holds it in place? How does making something better somewhere else mess with what is just right as it is? How can you make things better without making them worse?Continue reading “December 02-B, 2022”
December 02-A, 2022
Ordinary is the stone the builders reject, the pearl of great price lost among the costume jewelry. The you in you and the me in me. To do ordinary really well is to do you as only you can do you, to do me as only I can do me. And in that collection ofContinue reading “December 02-A, 2022”
December 01-B, 2022
Finding people we can trust who know more than we do about what’s what and what the rules are governing what to do about it is our life’s task through all of the stages of life, and there be many. Who, okay, whom, do you trust? How many people belong to your circle of trust?Continue reading “December 01-B, 2022”
December 01-A, 2022
The tides and the seasons, going and coming. My wife and I are reaching the end of our lives, and we have a great-granddaughter due in April. It doesn’t end. Our genes and our influence continue to impact life long after we are gone. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180 CE) said: “Cold or warm. TiredContinue reading “December 01-A, 2022”
December, 2022
Deep space probes receive speed boosts by passing near-by planets/moons at just the right distance in just the right way. Human beings experience the same boost sending us on our way in relationships with certain people, but. The “Just the right distance in just the right way” principle applies and is a tricky one toContinue reading “December, 2022”
November 30-B, 2022
The difference between astrology and astronomy is roughly the difference between religion and spirituality. Religion asks us to take its postulates on faith, spirituality requires us to know what we know. Religion asks us to believe its theology and doctrines, which are collections of opinions and convictions, while spirituality tells us to see what weContinue reading “November 30-B, 2022”
November 30-A, 2022
My drift through the aging process appears to be away from activity and involvement, and toward observation, reflection, exploration, and playing with my life just to see what it can do, and what I can do with it. I don’t have any goals or intentions beyond being present and seeing what happens. Staying home andContinue reading “November 30-A, 2022”
November 29-B, 2022
The things that restore our soul are the essential things. The wasteland is everywhere. Oases are hard to find. When we stumble upon them, we need to mark them well, and return to them often– spending as much time in their presence as circumstances allow. What form does your yoga take? Where do you findContinue reading “November 29-B, 2022”
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