Category Archives: 06/25/2020

Facts don’t change to suit our preferences, but denial never met a fact it couldn’t disappear like that (Snaps fingers). If denial doesn’t like something, denial disappears it on the spot. There never was a truth denial couldn’t deny and X-out in a wink. You could talk to Jesus about that. Denial is a superpowerContinue reading “September 13-A, 2022”

We cannot be in this moment here/now and be thinking about, engaged with, in, some other moment, past or future. To be here/now is to be here/now. Period. Empty of everything but what is happening here/now. How often are you ever there? For how long? How long can you be here/now? Before shifting over toContinue reading “September 11-C, 2022”

The freedom to do what needs to be done establishes individuals in the right to their own perceptions and convictions by making the individual the responsible party answering the question, “Who says so?” Who says what is right in each situation as it arises? “I DO!”, shouts everybody participating in the situation. And, there isContinue reading “September 11-B, 2022”

There are four classic texts of Taoism: The Lao-tzu (AKA The Tao Te Ching), The Chuang-tzu, The Wen-tzu, and the Lieh-tzu. These were all put together between 500 BCE and 400 CE. Somewhere within that period, the following was attributed to Lieh-tzu: “The sage Wen-tzu said, ‘Someone who knows how to withdraw when his workContinue reading “September 11-A, 2022”

Freedom is not the freedom to do as we please, but the freedom to do what needs to be done, moment to moment in each situation as it arises. Will we be in bondage to our desires, bound to do what pleases us? Or, will we be in bondage to what needs to be done?Continue reading “September 10-C, 2022”

“Thin Places” is Parker Palmer’s term for “Listening Rooms,” physical locations that have always been recognized as sacred areas by people throughout the ages. Muir Woods, Yosemite, Boulder Beach, Big Creek, False Kiva, … the list is long, standout for me as holy beyond words, places where the Numen is “right here, right now” forContinue reading “September 09-B, 2022”

I cannot tell you anything you don’t already know. I can only remind you of things you know and have forgotten, or have been pushed aside by concerns for the affairs of life, which are quite legitimate, and must be tended. For instance, there is the supreme importance of knowing/realizing/honoring/reflecting/incarnating what is deepest, best andContinue reading “September 09-A, 2022”

Balance and harmony flow from mindful awareness of absolutely everything. Fatigue, for instance. Hydration. Nutrition. We have to take care of the basics. What are we taking for granted? Assuming? Ignoring? Overlooking? Awareness requires us to be aware of absolutely everything. That means emptiness. Silence. Stillness. Routinely. Regularly. How many times do you call timeContinue reading “September 06-B, 2022”

The world as we know it is on a shoddy foundation. It is based on getting/having/amassing/ owning/possessing/controlling/forcing/ compelling/and on and on like that. It is based on having the power to make happen what we want to happen, and to keep someone else from having power equal to ours. This is the basis of capitalismContinue reading “September 06-A, 2022”

What are the forces of destabilization in your life? How do you counteract them? When we are able to deal with what faces us in our life like a gyroscope turning out of its own center, we are grounded upon our original nature and the innate virtues that are ours from birth, and living withContinue reading “September 05-C, 2022”

We know not to run/drive through stop signs and red lights. To do so is called “Pushing our luck.” Trust your luck without pushing it! We have to know where the line lies between trusting and pushing our luck– and stay on the right side of it. When we are cruising along and sense aContinue reading “September 04-C, 2022”