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.  …

2020 – Step: 53 – Best Friends

Life is but a dream.  A Monarch butterfly takes 4 generations to to make the trip of migration.  It's hard to imagine a world that's never existed.  The Ego fears mortality.  Eventually the fear of death is overcome by the pain of physical life.  Spiritual Maturity.  For today - we receive what we've 'put out …

2020 Step 13: Sun-Kissed

"Mistakes are the portals of discovery."  ~James Joyce (RIP 1941) ​Be flexible.  Be Teachable.  Is it time to "understand" rather than "be understood?"  When Human figures out what is "detrimental-to-Self" - decisions and choices can be made as to what to "keep" and what to "discard."  ​When what is NOT needed is rejected - what's …

Step 298: Tricks and Treats

"Aerie - (noun) - the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop.  An elevated - often secluded dwelling, structure or position."  The stage is set - Actors in costume are on stage - and in place.  There's an antagonist and protagonist.  No brain will be left unscathed!  It's called Metacognition (awareness of …