Is enlightenment really possible? Probably only if you are willing to give up the need to know the answer to the question. – – – – –
Present Time Post #8
To find the clues you must be in present time, otherwise you rush right past them. Clues may lead to more clues but they can also lead to answers. Answers are good, but there are always more questions. This is called life. – – – – –
Present Time Post #7
When working in present time, the point is to make, not to make something. —–
Present Time Post #6
I have the 1971 Ram Dass book “Be Here Now”. I don’t remember when I got it, sometime in the 80s I think. To be honest, I bought it because the text font was hand stamped. I won’t lie. I didn’t even get the meaning of the title and I skimmed rushed through the book, never really reading […]
Present Time Post #5
Anyone who has ever travelled to teach or take a class knows what it’s like the day before you leave: hunting, gathering, last minute items to pick up, ziploc bags, stapling, notes to the TSA, printing out itineraries, checking in online! (gotta go do that right now – BRB!) OK, so where was I? […]
Present Time Post #4
I’m playing paddle ball with my head chatter. As soon as I toss out a worrying thought from the past or about the future I snap it right back to present time. I cannot change the past or predict the future. I can only do something NOW. – – – – –
Present Time Post #3
Asking for a Sign A week ago, Sunday, we were walking down the lane and a white dove landed at my feet. I said to my husband, “That’s a sign if I ever saw one.” It actually allowed me to get quite close. He followed us up the road to the barn and perched […]
Present Time Post #2
Head chatter while headed to the grocery store: “It’s 2 o’clock already? I better hurry and get to the store, get the veggies and hurry back to finish the soup. It’s already so late in the day. Hurry home, simmer the soup. Get to the studio. No, maybe finish class prep. But I […]
Present Time Post #1
Be here now. Live in the moment. Cut the weight of the past. Lift the burden of trying to figure out the future. – – – – –
Why You’re Not There Yet
The end is near for the year and you may have started thinking about the the g-word…GOALS, aka New Years resolutions. No, this is not another goal-setting post. Stick with me for some important advice. Your good intentions usually last about a week, 10 days if you’re lucky, a month if you’re really dedicated, right? (Be […]