Author Archives: jimwdollar

02 We have to mean it, run a tight ship (That means self-discipline), straight from the heart, with sincerity and no contrivance (That means without looking for our own advantage, good, benefit in any way), with no judgment or opinion, seeking only to serve the moment in doing what is called for, moment-to-moment, in eachContinue reading “July 11, 2020”

01 We pay a price to be who we are. Negotiation. Compromise. Adjustment. Readjustment. Steady companions along the way. If we aren’t going to be who we are, who are we going to be? We pay a price to not be who we are. “All we ever wanted was smooth and easy!” (An AA slogan)Continue reading “July 12, 2020”

02 Take care of the moment. Everything turns on how well we take care of the moment. We throw moments away by the bushels, by the metric tons, by the sanitary landfills. We treat moments as though they are in our way keeping us from where we want to be and what we want toContinue reading “July 13, 2020”

03 “Oh, I see what your problem is.” The Buddha was talking to those gathered to discover the secret path to eternal happiness. “You care too much about what happens to you! You will never be happy until you care less about what happens, and care more about doing what you can in every situationContinue reading “July 14, 2020”

02 “But my FREEDOOM!!!” The people who protest mask wearing for the good of the whole cannot get beyond the idea of masks being imposed on them against their will by the domineering authority of those in power over them. Sacrificing their idea of freedom for the common good is beyond the pale of reasonableContinue reading “July 16, 2020”

02 Joseph Campbell said, “We know when we are on the beam, and when we are off it.” That is all we need to know. Yet the 10,000 things interfere with our knowing even that much. Distractions abound. Diversions proliferate. We lose the way. Stray from the path. Wake up–if we are lucky– at theContinue reading “July 17, 2020”

04 Joseph Campbell quotes Guiraut de Borneilh, “So through the eyes love attains the heart, for the eyes are the scouts of the heart. And the eyes go reconnoitering for what it would please the heart to possess.” This not only has to do with romantic love, which is a mutuality of attraction brought aboutContinue reading “July 18, 2020”

02 It is possible to live from the center of knowing what to do in response to the situation as it arises, just as tennis players (etc.) respond spontaneously to situations as they develop on the court, knowing what to do, without knowing how they know. It is possible to live like we are playingContinue reading “July 19, 2020”

04 Schopenhauer said that when we look back over our life it seems as though everything fits together like a life-size jig saw puzzle, with all those chance meetings and events working together to create the harmonious whole that has us right here, right now. And he posits that the director, the choreographer, of theContinue reading “July 20, 2020”

03 When we do what is called for situation by situation, everything falls into place around that, and we find ourselves in the process of being ourselves in the day-to-day proceedings of our life. There is a problem. We want more than being who we are in the moment-to-moment transactions one day at a time.Continue reading “July 21, 2020”

03 Living from the center, aligned with the Source, in accord with our Original Nature, at one with our Energy, Spirit and Vitality, perfectly incarnating Balance and Harmony, Timing and Flow, we are at the top of our game, moving with the current of the Tao through the Eternal Now of Life and Being. IfContinue reading “July 22, 2020”