2020 – Step 103: Sunday Blessings – Life After Death

"Expiate - (verb) - to extinguish guilt incurred by; to make amends for."  Walking on quicksand.  What if Jesus didn't die to 'save me' - but instead - Jesus died to "show me HOW to save myself?"  What if all consumer purchases were made on a sliding scale based on income?  What if actions matched …

2020 – Step 21: Breathing Fresh Air

"That's how my life is now: I'm walking without fear, and if there are mistakes to be made, I'll make them, learn from them, and keep going."  ~Mary J. Blige (singer - songwriter - Shero) The slowdown is slowing down.  Constriction occurs to help determine the "correct path."  Ego likes to jump in when challenge …

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 283: Nexus of Clarity

"Phantasmagoria - (noun) - A dreamlike state which images both real and imagined blur together.  A constantly changing series of scene or events that shift in color or intensity."  What if during December 20-22, 2012 we each did a Life Review (consciously or unconsciously)?  Dross burned.  Human learns "how-to" by learning "how NOT to."  It …

Step 195: Put Your Hand on Your Heart (can you feel it beating?) – Bowing to the Heart

"Remora - (noun) - an obstacle, hindrance or obstruction."  There's a whole lotta' crazy out there - right now.  We're all crazy to varying degrees - let's NOT make it a competition. 🙂   Be generous with kindness - compassion - HUMOR!  The Heart is the first organ to form in a fetus - the …