Author Archives: jimwdollar

01 It is best to wake up slowly, gently, over a long period of time. There is no hurry, and the transition is life-changing. The transition is part of the process. Waking up requires us to completely transform our relationships with our life, our self, other people– and we do not do that overnight. WeContinue reading “May 31, 2021”

01 The movie “Groundhog Day” is my template, pattern, model, for waking up. We all wake up the way Bill Murry/Phil Connors wakes up. Murry’s/Connors’ advantage in the movie is that nothing changes until he does. With us, everything is changing all the time, and we have something else to see before we have seenContinue reading “May 30, 2021”

01 We live to increase our net worth annually. It would be better for all concerned if we lived to maintain our balance and harmony, in the service of our original nature. We think nothing of sacrificing balance, harmony and original nature in the service of our net worth. And wonder why we are notContinue reading “May 29, 2021”

01 The first rule of life is to live truthfully. The second rule of life is to live compassionately. Until we get those two rules down, we are only pretending to be alive, wrapped up as we are in denial and greed. The third rule of life is to live in the service of balanceContinue reading “May 27, 2021”

o1 Think of the Doctrines of Heaven and Hell as Bribery and Extortion. It makes sense, coming as they do from the priests of organized religion. It is a rule never mentioned: First came religion, then came theology. Religion’s primary motivation is not serving its theology. Its theology is a tool it uses to keepContinue reading “May 26, 2021”

01 Can you bear the pain? Will you bear the pain? Why bear the pain? For what are we bearing the pain? What’s with the pain? Why pain? The pain is the pain of being alive, Life is pain all the way from the pain of child birth, to the pain of child rearing, toContinue reading “May 25, 2021”

01 When Jesus said, “Don’t throw your pearls before swine,” and, “Leave the dead to bury the dead,” he was saying, “Many people are too far gone to help. Pass them by. And seek out those who can receive what you have to offer.” Passing them by seems harsh. Perhaps, if we threaten them withContinue reading “May 24, 2021”

01 It all starts with, and revolves around, wanting. We want this, we don’t want that. If we don’t know what we want, we know of a lot of things we do not want. Wanting runs our life. And ruins our life. With wanting at the center, everything waits to serve what we want, andContinue reading “May 23, 2021”

01 There are no shortcuts on the spiritual journey. Growing up is hard to do. And that’s all it comes down to. Growing up. Coming to terms with the way things are. Making our peace with not having our way. Doing what needs to be done. When it needs to be done. Where it needsContinue reading “May 22, 2021”