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July 04-B, 2022

01 If we had known then what we know now about the laws of physics and the nature of the universe, it would be a different world on every level. We are cursed by what we are bound to, the vision of our ancestors about how things are and what needs to be done aboutContinue reading “July 04-B, 2022”

July 04/ 2022

01 Bear the pain of life’s disappointments, betrayals and tragic turns with sincerity and integrity, living out of your original nature and innate virtues, doing your best to make the best of it all, anyway, nevertheless, even so, no matter what. And, when it is done, go to meet your death the same way youContinue reading “July 04/ 2022”

July 03, 2022

01 I am glad I am not in charge of you. It is a terrible thing anybody has to be in charge of anybody. That anybody has to be somebody’s charge. It should be collaboration all the way. Nobody telling anybody what to do. Everybody reaching consensus about what needs to be done and whoContinue reading “July 03, 2022”

July 02, 2022

01 We have too much to think about. That’s the first thing. The second thing is an extension of the first: We have too much to think about that we do not want to think about. And that leads to the third thing: We create pleasant distractions/diversions and think about them to give us somethingContinue reading “July 02, 2022”

July 01, 2022

01 Adjustment, Accommodation, Acceptance, Compromise are the marks of aging well. They are emphasized with references to flowing water, snow-laden Spruce trees, boats on the ocean and leaves in the wind. We do our best to make the best of what comes our way. Getting up and doing what needs to be done, no matterContinue reading “July 01, 2022”

July, 2022

The nature of the spiritual quest is a shift in perspective that allows us to see how things are without being overwhelmed and undone. We see into the heart of things, grasp the nature of things, know what is true and what is also true, and are essentially okay with that knowledge. The camera canContinue reading “July, 2022”

2022-C

This is the parent page of blogs I will post over the third quarter of 2022. I trust that you will find something here that is helpful to you along your way. We reduce our vulnerability by reducing our exposure, on one hand, and by making our peace with the fact of our vulnerability, noContinue reading “2022-C”

June 30, 2022

01 Our view of God is not God. Our idea of God is not God. God is transcendent reality beyond concepts or ideas, words or images. God is beyond theology and doctrine, creeds and dogma. Beyond explanation, description, elucidation, illustration. “Darkness within darkness– the gateway to mystery.” The Tao Te Ching’s description of the TaoContinue reading “June 30, 2022”

June 29, 2022

01 Life is hard enough with plenty of cooperation. How long has that been? Since we had plenty of cooperation? The Familiarity of stabilizing routines help nudge us along from one recovery to the next, and they are getting more frequent as time goes by. The Supreme Court rocking people’s world is far removed fromContinue reading “June 29, 2022”

June 28, 2022

01 Take it standing up and ask them if that’s the best they got. You can do it with the right perspective, attitude, frame of mind. Perspective is a super power, transforming everything and transforming us to deal appropriately with everything. There is nothing that the right perspective can’t improve. Step into your life withContinue reading “June 28, 2022”

June 27, 2022

01 More for them is not less for you, for me, for us. We have the idea that they are out to get us, when we are the ones who have gotten them, and we are sure they will do the same to us as we have done to them if we let our guardContinue reading “June 27, 2022”

June 26, 2021

01 The tools at our disposal are our awareness, our original nature, our innate virtues, innocence, integrity, sincerity, spontaneity, emptiness, stillness, silence, playfulness, pace and timing. Everything else falls into place around, and flows from, these things. Our practice is learning to live in ways that serve and share them, moment to moment in eachContinue reading “June 26, 2021”