Finding our wayis a matter of allowing our wayto show us the wayinstead of figuring out what it is.Our way shows us the wayby letting us walk into stone wallsand blind canyons,and take dead end roads,and wander forever in wastelands,and realize againthat we do not know what we are doing.The lesson is to be awakeContinue reading “Winter Months, 2023 – 2024”
Category Archives: The Church of What’s Happening Now
December 13, 2023 -A
He is walking into his lifefor the joy of it,for the thrill of it,for the satisfaction of it,and to be able to talk about itfor the next 50 years.We all should live like this everyday.Except for the talking about it part.Everyone would be talking about it.But to be able to talk about it,about doing whatContinue reading “December 13, 2023 -A”
December 12, 2023 – A
It has taken me a long timeto learn that it comes down to,depends upon, flows from,integrity,sincerity,spontaneity,emptiness,stillness,silence,listening/hearing,looking/seeing,knowing/understanding,what is called forand doing what needs to be done about itin each situation as it arises,all our life long.For the joy of doing itand the satisfaction of having done it.No matter what.I see Jesus’ death on a crossto beContinue reading “December 12, 2023 – A”
December 11, 2023 – A
I had a sailing friend oncewho told me,”I became a sailorwhen I realized the sea was out to get me.” It applies across the board,around the tablethroughout the universe.Life is out to get us.Are we prepared?Republicans are not prepared.Fascists don’t have a clue.Their faith is in AR-15’sand killing their enemies,at least making them sufferand stayContinue reading “December 11, 2023 – A”
December 10, 2023 – A
What would be most helpful to youat this point in your life?What is most helpful to meis communion/conversation with peoplewho are interested in the questionsI am interested in–and reading what they have writtenis a form of communion/conversation.Native Americans are saying things I’m interested in.And old Taoists from 500 BCE.And Japanese poets from 1200 CE.Life hasn’tContinue reading “December 10, 2023 – A”
December 09, 2023 – B
Ode to Donald Trump To find favor with the kingis no mean thing–for it, we will go to war.We will lay down our livesand sacrifice all we ever loved,and more.But, the king’s broad appealonly manages to be realbecause of those who call him, “Lord.”His great personal powerdisappears in the hourthe enchanted onesperceive the fraud.Good-bye andContinue reading “December 09, 2023 – B”
December 09, 2023 -A
How many Elder Wands would it taketo straighten this mess out?I’m thinking specifically aboutthe Texas Supreme Court affirming no abortion everunder any circumstances,Mike Johnson declaring himself to be Moses,Donald Trump displaying certifiable traits of insanityon a regular basis, etc.Which leads to the next question:How do we plan to survivethe compete loss of bearingson all sidesContinue reading “December 09, 2023 -A”
December 08, 2023 – A
It comes down to, flows from, revolves aroundperspective,perception,projection,point of view,view point,outlook,opinion,way of looking/seeing,attitude,frame of mind,interpretation,understanding,presumption,assumption,conjecture,…People go to war over differencesin the way they see things.They see things according tothe stake they have in things.According to what they thinkthey have to gain or lose.The most objective facthas to be interpreted/understood subjectively.A cow means one thing toContinue reading “December 08, 2023 – A”
December 07, 2023 – B
Today is Pearl Harbor day.In 1941, The Japanese navy bombed Pearl Harbor.That’s 82 years ago.We will vote next yearfor the next President of the United States.83 years from Pearl Harbor,we could vote to end democracy.I cannot imagine it, but it is real.Donald Trump has boastedthat he will institute a dictatorshipthe day he takes office.Why wouldContinue reading “December 07, 2023 – B”
December 07, 2023 – A
How do we know what needs to be donethat is different from obsession/compulsion?That flows spontaneously/naturallyfrom the situation that arises,like “Bless you!” follows a sneeze?How do we live so attuned to the moment,so aware of ourselvesand what is happening,that we are like a dancerwith the music,or a tennis player with the ball?How do we live withContinue reading “December 07, 2023 – A”
December 06, 2023 – A
The Rites of Passagerequire/enable us to consciouslyadjust ourselves to the here/now-nessof our life as it moves through the stages from birth to death,in a “Here we are, now what?”kind of way.We are regularly asked to let go of what’s goingand let come what’s coming,in adjusting, adapting, acquiescing to what’s what.It is called, “Growing upsome more,Continue reading “December 06, 2023 – A”
December 05, 2023 – B
Aeshylus wrote,He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.Wisdom is the resultof reflection upon experience. The wise are often oldbecause it takes a longContinue reading “December 05, 2023 – B”
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