Author Archives: jimwdollar

01 The old Taoists (And Carl Jung, and Joseph Campbell, and others) would say, “Get out of your thinking brain and into your instinctive/intuitive brain! You are never going to think your way into living in accord with the Tao!” They wouldn’t mean that we can live separated from our thinking brain. They would meanContinue reading “April 07, 2022”

01 We have to hear what we are saying in order to know–and be–who we are. Where do you go to hear what you have to say? To say what needs to be said? To know–and be–who you are? We are only allowed to say what is permissible to say. We can’t say the truthContinue reading “April 06, 2022”

01 Money is in charge. Politics is the handmaiden of money. It is a story as old as money. And we aren’t going to fix it in my lifetime. Or yours. We have to negotiate our terms as best we can and settle for less that we would like, or deserve. This is what JesusContinue reading “April 04, 2022”

01 What we need to hear at any point in or life is contingent upon the nature of our situation and circumstances at that point– and upon how we have responded to all of our situations and circumstances up to that point. What we need to hear now is contingent upon what we have heardContinue reading “April 03, 2022”

01 The way of the child is innocent wonder at the experience of being alive. And spontaneous sincerity in response to that experience. There is no sense of seeking advantage and gain. Just being wrapped in the radiance of splendor and mystery is gift enough. Why look for more when each moment is a blessing,Continue reading “April 02, 2022”

01 Changing our mind about what is important is the path to finding what is important. Nothing happens until we change our mind. The way to changing our mind is to ask all of the questions that beg to be asked about our current frame of mind– and to say all of the things thatContinue reading “April 01, 2022”