Tao Te Ching Day 37: The Broad Path

If I have a little knowledge Walking on the great Tao I fear only to deviate from it The great Tao is broad and plain But people like the side paths TTC 53 (Lin) Yesterday was a day. It was a good day, a long day, an exhausting day, a frustrating day and a wonderfulContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 37: The Broad Path”

Tao Te Ching Day 17: The Feminine

I can be a difficult person to live with, I can also be a very warm and comforting presence. What decides the way I am unfortunately ends up being outside forces to often. Is the house a mess, I am a mess. Was I unable to sleep, I am restless and irritable. Has the dayContinue reading “Tao Te Ching Day 17: The Feminine”

Are You Interested in Truth?

Seeking purpose today is my goal, discovering a reason and a need to get out of bed and do something, anything.  Because, unfortunately, I have spent a large portion of my life aimless and without purpose.  Wondering, and depressed, drunken and alone.  So I started writing, I started working on my purpose, I started thisContinue reading “Are You Interested in Truth?”

The Personal Phenomenon of Righteousness

We are human are we not? The imperfect, unpredictable mass of consciousness constantly swirling and stirring up the hornets nest that is reality. It is interesting that as this imperfect form we can stand to be so self-righteous in our own thoughts and actions as if there truly is a perfect way to be andContinue reading “The Personal Phenomenon of Righteousness”

A Case For Suffering: Part 2 of “Through My Lens”

In darkness, we cherish the moments that are filled with light.  We see the savagery of the world we live in and turn away from it, a hopeful denial of lost truth. A truth that we knew had been lost long ago, yet we still hold onto the hope of paradise.  We needlessly suffer inContinue reading “A Case For Suffering: Part 2 of “Through My Lens””

Why I Do “The Next Right Thing” Part 1 of Through My Lens.

I feel like the embodiment of struggle.  On most days I feel this way like each breath is a choice I have to make and the argument to make it isn’t as compelling as it used to be.  So often I feel like what’s the point.  What’s the point of getting up every day andContinue reading “Why I Do “The Next Right Thing” Part 1 of Through My Lens.”

Why We Run From Death

The image of me or anyone running from death is an interesting one.  It speaks to our delusion that Death was ever chasing us.  Let me ask, does the Ocean chase the rain? No, of course not, why would it.  No matter what, the water always returns to the source.  So, in the same way,Continue reading “Why We Run From Death”