I was on Buddha at the Gas Pump yesterday. It was quite a personal victory for me, if only there was a person. I say that ironically, truthfully and in full awareness. I now see that everything is flowing and that being in the Tao is the true way home.
I had been frightened about doing the interview with Rick Archer because I am a fraidy cat. But when an opening came up on his schedule, I took it. I had to buy new earplugs and learn how to use them. I had to think about what bullet points I wanted to make. Aim at the truth. Wow. What a militaristic breed we human beings are!
But when I finally faced down the fear and did it anyway, it just happened naturally. Rick studies his guests assiduously; I knew that. What I didn’t know was how skillfully he listened to me, kept the conversation going and let listeners hear if I was to be trusted or not. They knew Rick was. Did I pass the test? You tell me. I felt I did. Yesterday was when he recorded it and it will be available on his site sometime next week.
Today I went to “the Bazaar,” as I call T. J. Maxx and Marshalls. The weather was balmy and I got some Christmas shopping done. I only have a few people on my list, so I felt good about how things were shaping up.
I will have a birthday on Thursday and then Thanksgiving will be here. Rob and I are minimalists when it comes to all holidays. There will be way too much football on TV and too many hours in the weekend.
What do enlightened people do on the holidays? I wouldn’t know. I am just somebody taking things too seriously and trying to prevent any kind of meltdown from happening.
I used to aspire to some kind of spiritual experience that could be documented, labelled and discussed. Bwahahahaha.
I did come to terms with the fact that amazon is no longer a feasible place for me to sell my books. From now on, they are all available in ebook on my website.
It doesn’t matter how anyone perceives me and it doesn’t matter how I perceive them. Nevertheless perceptions happen. Thankfully, fluidity is the name of the game. And I can’t remember why we are still playing it.
Vicki Woodyard
I am a word lover too! The more you can say in a few words is an indication of skill. You do that well. I have always been an intellectual, and love abstract thinking, but I have to admit that what drove my thinking was an intuitive heart that was always pushing, pushing. The heart will often know something that we don’t understand. It became my life’s work to bring my intellect along to where it could say something intelligent about what was going on, the truth as best I could express it. Keep up the writing. Though few may hear, it’s a godsend to those who do.
I just saw this, Maury. It went into the wrong folder! I am just like you, overthinking when I could be resting in what is. I suspect most of us are like this. I appreciate the encouragement so much.
I just saw this, Maury. It went into the wrong folder! I am just like you, overthinking when I could be resting in what is. I suspect most of us are like this. I appreciate the encouragement so much.