Waves, Clouds, and Love

"Regard yourself as a cloud, in the flesh because you see, clouds never make mistakes. Did you ever see a cloud that was misshapen? Did you ever see a badly designed wave? No, they always do the right thing. But, if you will, treat yourself for a while as a cloud or a wave and realize that you can’t make a mistake whatever you do. Because even if you do something that appears totally disastrous, it will all come out in the wash somehow or another. Then through this capacity, you will develop a kind of confidence. And through confidence, you will be able to trust your own intuition."  Source: Taoism: Way Beyond Seeking, Alan Watts

Those ALL-IN Dads

Happy Father’s Day to all dads: those who act like dads, those who take the place of dads, those who self-identify in any way as dads, and those who might not even realize that some child out there has generously applied this title bringing you into this group called, "Dads".

It Goes a Long, Long Way

I read a story that was published by two different blog authors this week. One referenced the other and now I’ve decided to share it with you. Perhaps you'll view this as a writer's laziness, but I would prefer to think that I'm participating in the idea that "a rising tide lifts all boats." 

In both cases though, the story was shared in the same way that people post to Facebook, Twitter, and (probably) most social media platforms. The procedure is simply to copy/paste/send/done or more often, like/click/share/done for those especially spectacular memes that we all love.

The meme, the copied article, or the video might be well worth the time spent. However, I find that I learn very little about the person who shares when this is the standard operating procedure. I am left with my interpretation only and I may have misunderstood the whole point.

Yeah. You've Heard It All Before

You've heard it before but since you’re now hearing it again from me, you can and should anticipate a little ‘twist’ because well, you know how my brain works!

Some of you know that I follow several churches, pastors, preachers, and even a sage here and there. I mean, I’m looking for ways to follow Jesus and there’s a lot to be learned if you’re open to a variety of opinions.

This week, I watched a sermon from one particular pastor. When he preaches, I tend to turn a deaf ear. This is a struggle because I know that with every book, with every speech, within every moment of life, I can learn something. But this guy? He literally dropped me from this church.  Well, I think he did.