What is my gift to the family of the earth?
Puncture 112901
Science has revealed that our genes are so intermixed, that for practical purposes, we are all related. Procreating and providing for off-spring is a meta purpose for all humans. So, we have a obligation to give our best to help our earth family. Given this, what conscious gift can we purpose to give?
"Be not afraid."
Patch 112902
This is the most frequent phrase in the bible. Could it, therefore, be the most important instruction in the bible? And, if so, what is the application in my life?
Saturday, November 27, 2010
28 November
"...he was absurd as often as he was brilliant."
Puncture 112801
Great strengths often are mixed with great weaknesses. It is not possible to be right and wise in everything you (and others) think and do. Be careful to filter the ideas of even the most intelligent and reliable people.
Activism is admirable and self-undermining - and the more passionate, the more self-blinding.
Patch 112802
It is very difficult to be objective about the ideas and activities we are passionately attached to. This can lead to dangerous things like, "my country - right or wrong". So, be careful, maybe even skeptical, about the things which you are most sure about.
Puncture 112801
Great strengths often are mixed with great weaknesses. It is not possible to be right and wise in everything you (and others) think and do. Be careful to filter the ideas of even the most intelligent and reliable people.
Activism is admirable and self-undermining - and the more passionate, the more self-blinding.
Patch 112802
It is very difficult to be objective about the ideas and activities we are passionately attached to. This can lead to dangerous things like, "my country - right or wrong". So, be careful, maybe even skeptical, about the things which you are most sure about.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
27 November
Do not force an opening.
Puncture 112701
Be aware of what is happening, the flow. If you are rested and mindful, then you will be ready to effortlessly see opportunity. Even a dead fish can swim downstream.
There is a natural cycle to expansion and contraction.
Patch 112702
The salmon egg floats down to the ocean and lives. The fish fights upstream and dies.
Puncture 112701
Be aware of what is happening, the flow. If you are rested and mindful, then you will be ready to effortlessly see opportunity. Even a dead fish can swim downstream.
There is a natural cycle to expansion and contraction.
Patch 112702
The salmon egg floats down to the ocean and lives. The fish fights upstream and dies.
26 November
If you are not achieving success, then it might be time to do less or differently - or nothing.
Puncture 112601
Do not forget the "nothing" option.
Effort is never wasted if it is only applied when the moment is fruitful.
Patch 112602
Do not push the river. Wait for the tide. Strike when the iron is hot, etc.
Puncture 112601
Do not forget the "nothing" option.
Effort is never wasted if it is only applied when the moment is fruitful.
Patch 112602
Do not push the river. Wait for the tide. Strike when the iron is hot, etc.
25 November
You don't paint the picture, you paint the canvas. Let the results emerge.
Puncture 112501
The work of painting is not the image, it is the paint stroke. Image is the result. Concentrate on process and enjoy the results later.
Thanks for everything. I have no complaints whatsoever.
Patch 112502
Try this approach and you will be much more fun to be around - and it will be better for you, too.
Puncture 112501
The work of painting is not the image, it is the paint stroke. Image is the result. Concentrate on process and enjoy the results later.
Thanks for everything. I have no complaints whatsoever.
Patch 112502
Try this approach and you will be much more fun to be around - and it will be better for you, too.
24 November
How can I simplify my life? What can I let go of?
Puncture 112401
Then, make the changes.
We are always being cared for by others. Honor the gifts they offer.
Patch 112402
There are more than 100 people in the supply chain between the farmer's field and your hungry mouth. Same goes for clothes, appliances, etc. We are being served well beyond our daily conciousness.
A special message: Thanks for all your help / Larry
Puncture 112401
Then, make the changes.
We are always being cared for by others. Honor the gifts they offer.
Patch 112402
There are more than 100 people in the supply chain between the farmer's field and your hungry mouth. Same goes for clothes, appliances, etc. We are being served well beyond our daily conciousness.
A special message: Thanks for all your help / Larry
23 November
Beware resentment, bitterness, holding a grudge. These will rob you of the ability to delight in life.
Puncture 112302
Both the good and bad occupy space and attention. Focus on the good things. Take responsibility for your thoughts. Make better choices.
Seek contentment and a simple way of life.
Patch 112302
Do not rely on challenges and complications to energize your life.
Puncture 112302
Both the good and bad occupy space and attention. Focus on the good things. Take responsibility for your thoughts. Make better choices.
Seek contentment and a simple way of life.
Patch 112302
Do not rely on challenges and complications to energize your life.
22 November
It is not just the trivial that crowds life, but also important things. You cannot do everything.
Puncture 112201
There can be a surfeit of treasures, too many good activities, people and things. You must prioritize. Commit to the very best.
Love. Serve. Remember.
Patch 112202
Love now. Serve the future. Remember the past. A balanced life.
Puncture 112201
There can be a surfeit of treasures, too many good activities, people and things. You must prioritize. Commit to the very best.
Love. Serve. Remember.
Patch 112202
Love now. Serve the future. Remember the past. A balanced life.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
21 November
Life often asks you to fully commit to something you only partially can confirm.
Puncture 112101
You should not dither, waiting until you know for sure. Begin. Now. Be ready (and willing) to change course if you get revised information. Do not worry about being inconsistent.
Honor the body without insisting it remain young and strong and never die.
Patch 112102
Aging is inevitable and should be accepted gracefully. It is a lie to not live your age.
Puncture 112101
You should not dither, waiting until you know for sure. Begin. Now. Be ready (and willing) to change course if you get revised information. Do not worry about being inconsistent.
Honor the body without insisting it remain young and strong and never die.
Patch 112102
Aging is inevitable and should be accepted gracefully. It is a lie to not live your age.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
20 November
Avoid mindless activities and fruitless relationships.
Puncture 112001
What will I place at the center of my life? Who shall I keep as companions and who shall I let fall away?
Beware getting sucked into a whirlpool of things that are best not a part of your life.
Patch 112102
Puncture 112001
What will I place at the center of my life? Who shall I keep as companions and who shall I let fall away?
Beware getting sucked into a whirlpool of things that are best not a part of your life.
Patch 112102
19 November
Many who want to live forever, cannot figure what to do this next weekend.
Puncture 111901
Try this one occasionally - "What is NOT wrong?"
Patch 111902
If not vigilant, we can slip into constant criticism and a preoccupation with dangers and defeat. You are what you think, so take responsibility for your focus of attention and look for what is NOT wrong about you.
Puncture 111901
Try this one occasionally - "What is NOT wrong?"
Patch 111902
If not vigilant, we can slip into constant criticism and a preoccupation with dangers and defeat. You are what you think, so take responsibility for your focus of attention and look for what is NOT wrong about you.
18 November
A well lived life will be more than love and happiness. It will include some sorrow, hurt, and occassional injustice.
Puncture 111801
Attention is a tangible measure of love.
Patch 111802
What you give your time to, what you focus on, you will come to love.
Puncture 111801
Attention is a tangible measure of love.
Patch 111802
What you give your time to, what you focus on, you will come to love.
17 November
The courage to act can be increased by clarity of purpose, from realizing what you love and where your treasure lies.
Puncture 110701
Like a fresh water fish in the salty ocean, I know how to swim - but do I belong here?
Patch 110702
Just because you can do something, maybe even do it well, that does not mean you either should or must do it. Be influenced by the heart. Find the right environment.
Puncture 110701
Like a fresh water fish in the salty ocean, I know how to swim - but do I belong here?
Patch 110702
Just because you can do something, maybe even do it well, that does not mean you either should or must do it. Be influenced by the heart. Find the right environment.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
16 November
I do not seek to rub out my guilt, my sorrows - the sloppy residue of being a human. I am blemished.
Puncture 111601
We are inconsistent. Do the best you can with what you know today. Start with acceptance of all that you are.
Part of healing is patience.
Patch 111602
Is it not amazing that the placebo is so often more effective than pills and surgeries? Recently I passed on surgery for a knee problem and a torn rotator cuff. My body healed itself, given time and rest.
Puncture 111601
We are inconsistent. Do the best you can with what you know today. Start with acceptance of all that you are.
Part of healing is patience.
Patch 111602
Is it not amazing that the placebo is so often more effective than pills and surgeries? Recently I passed on surgery for a knee problem and a torn rotator cuff. My body healed itself, given time and rest.
15 November
Things are always more complicated than we first think.
Puncture 111501
Plan on unanticipated difficulties in the details and the need for persistence.
Your true nature can only be found in quiet and mindful listening.
Patch 111502
There is far too much noise, advice, entertainment, background (and foreground) music, and other distractions. Spend more time in calmness and become better acquainted with yourself through reading, writing, and meditation.
Puncture 111501
Plan on unanticipated difficulties in the details and the need for persistence.
Your true nature can only be found in quiet and mindful listening.
Patch 111502
There is far too much noise, advice, entertainment, background (and foreground) music, and other distractions. Spend more time in calmness and become better acquainted with yourself through reading, writing, and meditation.
14 November
Be true to yourself and useful to the world
Puncture 111401
Note being "useful". Go beyond your own enjoyment and security and do something the world needs. Give something back. Make things better.
Life is not a problem to solve - it is a gift.
Patch 111402
Puncture 111401
Note being "useful". Go beyond your own enjoyment and security and do something the world needs. Give something back. Make things better.
Life is not a problem to solve - it is a gift.
Patch 111402
13 November
Beware focusing on what you do not yet have.
Puncture 111301
Be careful about living in the future, it can keep you from fully enjoying what you already have.
Pay close attention to how you want to live, what you love, and what you most want.
Patch 111302
You will have a better chance of obtaining satisfaction and happiness if you actually think about and then identify your values and what you believe.
Puncture 111301
Be careful about living in the future, it can keep you from fully enjoying what you already have.
Pay close attention to how you want to live, what you love, and what you most want.
Patch 111302
You will have a better chance of obtaining satisfaction and happiness if you actually think about and then identify your values and what you believe.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
12 November
We forget or misplace what nourishes our heart. We take on more and become resentful.
Puncture 111201
We are suffocated by the many things in our life.
Spiritual progress is about subtraction, not addition.
Patch 111202
Hoping to be satisfied, we try to love too many things.
Puncture 111201
We are suffocated by the many things in our life.
Spiritual progress is about subtraction, not addition.
Patch 111202
Hoping to be satisfied, we try to love too many things.
11 November
Note the difference between constantly repairing your life and living your life fully.
Puncture 111101
I had rather LOVE my relationships than have the kind of relationships I have to WORK on.
Be determined to live life more fully and honor what you love.
Patch 111102
Puncture 111101
I had rather LOVE my relationships than have the kind of relationships I have to WORK on.
Be determined to live life more fully and honor what you love.
Patch 111102
10 November
We live in a place beneath our names, our roles, our stories.
Puncture 111001
We are not just our families, our jobs, or our complications. These are coats of paint covering our essencce. Remember, you have the possibility to re-paint yourself, if you should ever want.
Life is shaped by the people and things we love.
Patch 111002
We must carefully choose our companions and our situations based on what we love - at work, at play, everywhere. Then we will shape our lives by the best values and get the greatest satisfactions.
Puncture 111001
We are not just our families, our jobs, or our complications. These are coats of paint covering our essencce. Remember, you have the possibility to re-paint yourself, if you should ever want.
Life is shaped by the people and things we love.
Patch 111002
We must carefully choose our companions and our situations based on what we love - at work, at play, everywhere. Then we will shape our lives by the best values and get the greatest satisfactions.
Monday, November 8, 2010
9 November
Discipline - a disciple living what they love.
Puncture 110901
Note the root letters: DISCIPLine and DISCIPLe. You won't have to rely upon more difficult willpower to enforce order and effort if lean on love for the activity.
Let yourself be pulled by what you love.
Patch 110901
It ain't logic that gets you going. It is emotion - and it keeps you going.
Puncture 110901
Note the root letters: DISCIPLine and DISCIPLe. You won't have to rely upon more difficult willpower to enforce order and effort if lean on love for the activity.
Let yourself be pulled by what you love.
Patch 110901
It ain't logic that gets you going. It is emotion - and it keeps you going.
8 November
Clearly and honestly name things the way they are.
Puncture 110801
Note the "clearly" command. You have to think things through and not rely on prejudice or going along with the crowd.
Learn from someone who loves the subject.
Patch 110802
Only a teacher who loves the subject will do the hard work needed to create interest for the student. Only the interested student will come to love the subject and to learn well.
Puncture 110801
Note the "clearly" command. You have to think things through and not rely on prejudice or going along with the crowd.
Learn from someone who loves the subject.
Patch 110802
Only a teacher who loves the subject will do the hard work needed to create interest for the student. Only the interested student will come to love the subject and to learn well.
7 November
Who are you? What do you need to do?
Puncture 110701
Try these questions next time your are deciding what to do next. Check choices against your (written) values and then do what needs to be done.
Be kind.
Patch 110702
This aphorism can replace many guides (e.g. what your momma taught you, the 10 commandments, golden rule, etc.) It is universal wisdom and the best religion. My physics professor said all the rules of mechanics can be derived from the formula F = MA (force equals mass times acceleration). It is much the same with "Be kind."
Puncture 110701
Try these questions next time your are deciding what to do next. Check choices against your (written) values and then do what needs to be done.
Be kind.
Patch 110702
This aphorism can replace many guides (e.g. what your momma taught you, the 10 commandments, golden rule, etc.) It is universal wisdom and the best religion. My physics professor said all the rules of mechanics can be derived from the formula F = MA (force equals mass times acceleration). It is much the same with "Be kind."
6 November
Every breath is a gift.
Puncture 110601
Breath is an in the moment thing. Life is not days and weeks, rather it is composed of moments, an eternal now. Thus the old mantra - Be Here Now.
Your true nature is to be found in quiet and mindful listening. Develop a passion for quietness.
Patch 110602
There is far too much noise, advice, entertainments, advertising, and both background and foreground music, and other distractions. Spend time regularly in calmness and become acquainted with yourself through reading, writing, and meditating.
Puncture 110601
Breath is an in the moment thing. Life is not days and weeks, rather it is composed of moments, an eternal now. Thus the old mantra - Be Here Now.
Your true nature is to be found in quiet and mindful listening. Develop a passion for quietness.
Patch 110602
There is far too much noise, advice, entertainments, advertising, and both background and foreground music, and other distractions. Spend time regularly in calmness and become acquainted with yourself through reading, writing, and meditating.
Friday, November 5, 2010
5 November
You are going to die - so what greater permission do you need?
Puncture 110501
Keep this in mind when you want to do something fun and are worried about it being a little too self indulgent - but don't take this too far.
It is not just death, but also impermanence that makes life precious.
Patch 110502
Changes are little deaths. Friends and situations are passing through our lives all the time. Take the time to treasure them while you can.
Puncture 110501
Keep this in mind when you want to do something fun and are worried about it being a little too self indulgent - but don't take this too far.
It is not just death, but also impermanence that makes life precious.
Patch 110502
Changes are little deaths. Friends and situations are passing through our lives all the time. Take the time to treasure them while you can.
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