Author Archives: jimwdollar

Doing what is called for here, now, in each situation as it arises, all our life long, is all there is to it. No? Why is that hard?

We maintain/sustain our balance and harmony by remaining grounded/centered/focused in a way of life and being that nothing can knock us off of. It is the way of “Peaceful abiding here, now,” in each moment that comes along, looking for what is called for in each situation as it arises, and doing what needs toContinue reading “July 11, 2025”

The flowers of spring do their thing where they are whether anyone is there to notice and rave or not. Spring flowers don’t depend on anything going their way to do what they do best. Doing their best is what they are here for, anyway, nevertheless, even so, no matter what. And I was thereContinue reading “July 10, 2025”

Hitler had the Jews, Trump has the immigrants.Somebody to hate and fear.Getting rid of of the immigrants will MAGA!And putting a stop to all of the people draining our money with Entitlement Programs! Like Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security (Yes, Social Security is an Entitlement Program, though we contributed to SS with monthly allotments throughoutContinue reading “July 09, 2025”

When we lack the resources and opportunities to be engaged with our life, we are going to be depressed. And live from one escape to another. Diversion, distraction, denial are all that is left to us. Generally in the form of drugs, sex and alcohol. Hope and prospects are not in the picture.That is whatContinue reading “July 08, 2025”

I have nursed a recent realization into being: God is a psychic reality, not a spiritual being. Which means, of course, that we are God. We bring God to life, or not, in the way we live. We don’t “believe,” we DO! Or, do-not. And it is not great and grand things that we needContinue reading “July 07, 2025”

God is a psychic reality, not a spiritual being.God is a psychic presence,not “God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.”God is present on earth in and through us.What God does,God does through us.We are the arms and legs,hands and feet of God.Prayer aligns us with God,and should be thought of as silent communionandContinue reading “July 06, 2025”

Think of God as being closer to our intuition than to being The Lord God Almighty Creator of Heaven and Earth. A lot closer. God is much more like our original nature, our inherent imagination, our bodily knowing where we belong and where we have no business being, our innate virtues (the things we doContinue reading “July 05, 2025”

Here we are, now what? Where do we go from here? How do we get there? Who says so? How do we know they know what they are talking about? What does it matter? Who says so? …I think we say so. About all of it. I think we are the absolute authority here. WhatContinue reading “July 03, 2025”

We are watching Democracy crumble as we watch. The British should have thought of this all those years ago. “Forget war! We will just buy you out. How about a million Pounds?” And the Civil War? Same thing. Lincoln makes a deal with the Confederacy. “Forget succession and we will pay you handsomely, every yearContinue reading “July 02, 2025”