2020 – Step 141: Winds of Change

"When you move beyond consciousness, you caress the beloved.  When you move into the unknown, the beloved caresses you."  ~Rumi   Which is it?  When "I" protect myself - "I" am protecting you - OR - when "I" protect you "I" am protecting myself?  It's called Duality.  When life isn't going right - go left.  …

Step 354 : The Wheel Turns When Time Spirals

"Gelastic - (adjective) - laughter provoking." Human hates problems.  Put "smart" to work.  Dig in.  Retrospection.  Twenty years ago Human was preparing to "party like it's 1999."  If the Earth is Flat - why is it Winter in the North and Summer in the South?  Tis' the "season to spend."  Ancient Romans called it Saturnalia …

Step 349: Inspiration + Innovation = Initiation

"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot.  In your Soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you."  ~Oscar Wilde The Long - - Slow - - Evolutionary - - Burn - - Human will remember as "2019"  is quickly coming to an end.  Get settled in - 2020 brings the "ripple-effects."  …

Step 346: Without Denial

"Do stuff.  Be clenched.  Curious.....don't wait for society's kiss on your forehead."  ~Susan Sontag (Vassar Commencement Address 2003) Turn off Cruise Control.  Confucianism - Islam - Christianity - Hinduism (scriptural belief systems) all focus on "Kenosis" - transcendence of "Self" for the benefit of others. Mainstream does not like radical change.  The currency of the …

Step 315: Life Beyond the Map

"Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are."  ~Bertolt Brecht Earth is the source of ALL Human Knowledge.  Is the Path pre-ordained (known result) or is the "way" open (being guided)? Between now and Christmas 2019 much is going to be revealed - leaving little to the imagination.  …