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July 06-C, 2022

01 We have to know what is required of us and be right about it. And do it. We are not free to do whatever we want with our life. We are obligated to live according to, aligned with, in accord with, our life’s idea for itself. We have to know what we need toContinue reading “July 06-C, 2022”

July 06-B, 2022

01 Everything starts with and flows from autonomy. You have to have the right and the freedom to be who you are, living out of your own sense of direction and purpose, being true to your original nature and the innate virtues that are yours at birth. You have to have the right and theContinue reading “July 06-B, 2022”

July 06, 2022

01 Ah, put me back there and let me paddle around, looking for compositions, relishing the moment, dancing with my soul, in love with the world… Ah, but. Time moves on to other moments, some just like this one only different, few better, some much worse, and we move with time through them all. LettingContinue reading “July 06, 2022”

July 05, 2022

01 We have to trust ourselves to know what needs to be done until it becomes apparent that we don’t. And then, we have to trust ourselves to know what needs to be done until it becomes apparent that we don’t. And so on, like that. We learn to know what needs to be doneContinue reading “July 05, 2022”

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”