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Integrity is the solid ground of being.Every natural thing is just what it is.The Buddha is celebrated as “one thus come.”Like a new-born baby.Popeye the Sailor Man’s theme was “I yam what I yam!”It is the most important thing to be.Integrity, Sincerity, Authenticity.The Holy Trinity of human behavior.And the goal is to be that spontaneously,Continue reading “July 19, 2025”

We are not individuals born to have what we want and do as we please. We are Psychic wonders living to express and enjoy the amazing experience of being one with all living things in a universe where life is a miracle able to reflect on and realize the awe of being self-reflective forms ofContinue reading “July 17, 2025”

Our psyche (Unconscious) is a “very present help in time of trouble.” Carl Jung thought that we participate in a Personal Unconscious and in a Collective Unconscious, across the species, and that dreams can be sourced from either the personal Unconscious or the Collective Unconscious.The Psyche is a mystery at the edge of physical reality.Continue reading “July 16, 2025”

The contents of the Bible were not closed until late in the fourth century. That gave the Church of Rome 397 years to get the script right in having the Bible say what the Church needed it to say, namely, “You all are sinners and are going straight to hell if you don’t do whatContinue reading “July 15, 2025”

According to Martin Palmer’s translation of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, “The path that can be discerned as a path is not a reliable path.” We can find the path that is a reliable path only in hindsight. No guides are helpful along the way that is the way, or they are helpful if weContinue reading “July 14, 2025”

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”