Category Archives: 06/25/2020

Our life is our path.How we live it is who we are.What we do with our life is who we are.What we do is who we are.”What I do is me–for that I came,”said Gerard Manley Hopkins,for all of us.What is it about your lifethat you are proud of?Do more of that.What is it aboutContinue reading “April 28, 2024 – A”

Our Psyche is a wonder of wonderswith depths untold,taking care of us from the beginningwith what we need when we need it,enabling us to engage the worldand its peoplewhile maintaining our own balance and harmonyand living to express/exhibit/serveour original natureand our inherent virtues/virtuositiesby sensing/seeing/hearing what is neededand knowing what is called forand responding to what’sContinue reading “April 27, 2024 – A”

We have to live as though everything hangs on how we live,because it does.We have to live as thougheverything mattersbecause everything matterson how we live.We have to live as though we careabout all of the things we should care aboutbecause when we don’t care forwhat needs us to care for it,it all goes to hellContinue reading “April 26, 2024 – A”

Nothing ever ends.There are no final outcomes.Everything is always “in process,”being transformed and convertedall the way.Growing up, you might say.World without end.Just “more like we are nowthan we were when we got here.”Picking up different accentsand attitudes all along.”Adjustment and accommodation, Kid,Adjustment and accommodation.” –0–

Everything is coming or going,and our placeis to let come what’s coming,and to let go what’s going,in a “This is now, so let it be,”kind of way.It’s called, “Going with the flow.”That’s “the flow of life and being.”Like “The tide comes inand the tide goes out,” about everytwelve hours on most days.Understanding how things areandContinue reading “April 25, 2024 – A”

Awareness fosters reflectionand nurtures realization.Start with awareness,and see where it goes.Knowing what’s whatand what’s happeningand what’s called forin response,is essential knowing–leading directly to what needs to be done.If we are right aboutwhat is called forand do what needs to be doneabout itin each situation as it arises,who could do more?Being quiet and sizing things upisContinue reading “April 24, 2024 – A”

There is nothing wrong with usthat getting rid of all of ouropinions, ideas, judgments, expectations,desires, fears, animosities, ways of seeing,thinking, believing, points of view, etc.wouldn’t cure “like that”!So why not get rid of them?Just stop engaging in any of them.Simply settle into seeing/hearingwhat is called for in each situation as it arises,and doing thatwith theContinue reading “April 23, 2024 – A”

Who is your favorite human being,real or fictional?Tevya ranks as mine.I would love to spend some timewith Tevya.Mostly, laughing.So, I spend time with Tevyain my mind.Who do you spend time within your mind?Spending time with our favorite peopleis time well-spent,whether it is realor imaginary.Of course, the imaginary time spentis all projection,revealing all about usand nothingContinue reading “April 22, 2024 – A”

There are books I think everyoneshould read and refer to throughout the time left for living. A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living,by Diane K. Osbon Note: There are two books by the same title out, this is the oldest and the best in my opinion. I don’t know if it isContinue reading “April 21, 2024 – B”

May the singers not run out of songs,may the poets not run out of poems,may the stars not run out of shine,may the oceans not run out of waves,and may things be always the same enoughto be known,and different enough to be what we need,time after time,day after day.And may we be exactly what theContinue reading “April 21, 2024 – A”

I invite you to consider your lifeand see how long you can make a listof things worth knowing.Here follows my listwhich I am creating on the spot,right here, right now.So you might stop reading until you havecomposed your own listto keep me from influencing you.1) The most important thing I consider to be worth knowingContinue reading “April 20, 2024 – A”

Is God male or female?Is the question appropriateto the occasion?Is light male or female?Is electricity male or female?Is hope male or female?Is AUM male or female?Is “man” different from “male”?Is “woman” different from “female”?Where does male or femalebecome irrelevant?What does “oneness” mean?What questions do yourefuse to allow yourself to ask?What questions do yourefuse to allowContinue reading “April 19, 2024 – B”