Category Archives: The Church of What’s Happening Now

Peace, stillness, emptiness, silence, quiet, just being there, here, now. Go there often. Remain there long. Better advice would be hard to find.

We live in the midst of wonder and share time with the natural world just for the joy of it. Because we can. And look forward to the next time as time well spent.

My friend, John Payne, in talking about his cognitive decline, said, “I have reached the point in my life where intention becomes memory.” And facts become anybody’s guess. Maybe yes, maybe no, and maybe one day but not yet. And the only thing holding it all together is a sense of humor that shrugs itContinue reading “June 10, 2026”

The newest edition of A Handbook For The Spiritual Journey is up and available ($2.00) at the Kindle store on Amazon. It revolutionizes thinking about all things God, though the cover will be a bit different due to complications beyond my control.

Looking out the window is another form of escape, diversion, distraction, denial, and a wonderful way of producing a self-induced trance state in which we can engage the force of Tao-Psyche-Intuition that aligns us with the truth of how things are and what is called for here, now in order to do what needs toContinue reading “June 09, 2026 – C”

The idea that the quality and amount of our silence can improve the quality of our life (And our luck) in itself improves the quality of our life and luck. What could possibly be the connection? Calming us down, focusing us on what we are doing and what needs us to do it. Taking ourContinue reading “June 09, 2026 – B”

It would be better if we had better choices. The choices we have, and have had, are and were the only ones available at the time, and we did, are doing, the best we can do with them given the circumstances we are working with. And the ony suggestion I can make to us allContinue reading “June 09, 2026”

Joseph Campbell said, “We know when we are on the beam and when we are off it.” And yet, being on the beam is contingent upon not thinking about it. Being at one with the Tao is not thinking about it. Not thinking about what to do, when, where, and how, and trusting ourselves toContinue reading “June 08, 2026”

Resting in the moment, being here, now, fine with everything just as it is in a “This, too. This, too,” kind of way, is doing it (Life, I’m talking about) exactly as it is to be done–in a “Nothing special” kind of way. Being here, now in a way that allows everything to be withContinue reading “June 07, 2026 – C”

Pretend it matters, and live like it does, whether what we do makes any difference or not. It will make a difference in how we live our lives–and that will make as much difference as we can legitimately expect to make with our life. So join me in living like it matters. Do everything weContinue reading “June 07, 2026 – B”

Wu-wei is a Taoist phrase that means “Don’t push the River!” Don’t force your way!” It actually translates as “Getting things accomplished without appearing to be doing anything.” Or, “No pushing, no shoving, no screaming, no shouting!” Or as, “Easy does it.” It means, “Looking things over,” “Sizing things up,” “Seeing what is needed,” “KnowingContinue reading “June 07, 2026”