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01 The deeper we get into truth, the more horrible it becomes. The more horrible, the more detestable, the more disgusting, the more despicable, the more despised, the more hated, the more true. This is the side of truth they never tell us about. They never get further into it than, “You shall know theContinue reading “March 31, 2021”

01 Look for things that invite reverie, that are fascinating in their own right, splendid, stately, elegant, grand and carry you away. Live intentionally, intent on being carried away. How long has it been? Visit an art museum slowly. Go to a concert. Take a walk in the woods by a lake. Put yourself inContinue reading “March 30, 2021”

01 We can talk about the joy of life all we want, but what keeps us going is mostly inertia. “We just go.” “Just going” is mostly enough. It got us here anyway. It can be depended on to get us to where “it all just peters out.” You could make a case for allContinue reading “March 29, 2021”

01 Joseph Campbell would say, “Truth calls to us from far in the back of the darkest corner of the deepest cave we most don’t want to enter.” And we would reply, “Yeah, we know. And we aren’t going there!” That’s what we mean. What we would actually say is, “What are you talking about,Continue reading “March 28, 2021”

01 The ruthlessness of fascism has to be met with the ruthlessness of compassion. Compassion has to be as ruthless in the service of the good as fascism is in the service of evil. Fascism has turned compassion against itself by telling people of color, for instance, that they “just have to be patient.” CompassionContinue reading “March 27, 2021”

01 Think of each of us as not one but two. There is the visible Ego-I, and there is the invisible Other-I to each of us. And it is the place of the visible Ego-I to acknowledge, recognize, accept, embrace and enter into a life-long conscious and collaborative relationship with the invisible Other-I– for theContinue reading “March 26, 2021”

01 We need help with the tasks of life, and we need to be helping one another with the tasks of life. And we have no idea what the tasks of life are. The primary task of life is knowing who we are and what we are about. It is easier to go at itContinue reading “March 25, 2021”

01 We have to do it because it needs to be done, and not because of what we stand to gain from doing it. Intrinsic and extrinsic weigh in at this point, and we cannot be swayed by the value the deed has for us personally. We have no stake in the matter. Is itContinue reading “March 24, 2021”