Some days are good, some days are bad.
Today is one of them.
Lawrence Welk, American musician and bandleader, 1903 – 1992
Year: 2018
No solidity
Having an insight into the non-solid and passing nature of most experiences allows us let things pass through, without making them into the story of our life.
All realities are devoid of an abiding self;
When we see this with insight
we will get space in this life of suffering
Dhammapada, v.279
The tangle of fear thinking
Sit quietly, and listen for a voice that will say, ‘Be more silent.’
Your old life was a frantic running from silence.
Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking.
Dwell in silence.
Flow down and down in always widening rings of being.
Rumi
The distance doesn’t matter
The distance doesn’t matter;
it is only the first step that counts
La distance n’y fait rien; il n’y a que le premier pas qui coûte.
Marquise du Deffand, 1697 – 1780, French hostess and patron of the arts. She was commenting on the popular legend of Saint Denis who was said to have walked for 6 miles carrying his head after being beheaded.
Sunday Quote: Ordinary
A common man marvels at uncommon things.
A wise man marvels at the commonplace.
Confucius
Not resisting change
Strong winds are predicted for this weekend, the tail-end of an Atlantic storm…
Time and again I was seeing that if I could handle the winds of the current storm, they would end up blowing in some great gift… Challenging situations create the force needed to bring about change. The problem is that we generally use all the stirred up energy intended to bring about change, to resist change. I was learning to sit quietly in the midst of the howling winds and wait to see what constructing action was being asked of me.
Michael SInger, The Surrender Project
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