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 224: Spread Some SHINE

"Panspermia - (noun) - the theory that life on the earth originated from microorganisms or chemical precursors of life present in outer space and able to initiate life on reaching a suitable environment." Recognize - Release - Reveal.  It really is OKAY to be yourself.  Small cycles bow to larger cycles.  Think back to October …

Step 206: Between The Line

"Motley - (adjective) - made up of many different people or things."  A mirror separates light and dark - to reflect WHAT IS and WHAT IS NOT.  Human can always 'reverse engineer' intellectual justifications for what we're doing.  Sincerity matters much!  A quick fix is desired - but good old fashioned "elbow grease" may be …

Step 203: The Turnaround

"Desideratum - (noun) - something desired as essential."  Assimilation - Elimination.  It's called "active-open-mindedness."  People who exhibit this trait do something - alone or together - as a matter of routine that rarely occurs to most of us - they imagine their own views as hypotheses in need of testing.  They encourage others to help …

Step 190: Roads Crossed

"Lionize - (verb) - to treat as an object of greater interest or importance." Be without fear.  Be willing to fail.  Humans are taught to be afraid to fail - and - to allow others to think for them.  Experts. Think back to July 2018.  How many miles have been traveled in the last year?  …