These are my thoughts, my beliefs. Everyone is special, a unique manifestation of the One. Everyone has a mission and purpose in life, things and themes our soul wants to explore in order to become an even more expanded version of itself. We have free will, so we can ignore any calling from within. What often happens then is that some crisis wakes us up and we CHOOSE to change course. Or not.
Yes, our bodies can be vaporized any moment. Our souls cannot. This removes fear from the equation to a large degree. Annihilation is an illusion.
What to do with our awareness, you asked? What we feel led to do, what our passion and love, our inspiration and excitement suggests. Dancing with our demons can be very educative. Practicing letting go can be helpful too. Playing is also a possibility. Whatever. Nu rush, eternity is ours.
We learn, we evolve, no matter what, so we can relax a bit and enjoy the ride. This is an advice from my Higher Self, that I am learning to follow. It makes laughter a closer companion than ever before. I believe it's useful to look at what is going on outside ourselves primarily as an educational drama. When/if in doubt I remind myself of this quote, which summarizes the famous document "A Course in Miracles": "Nothing real can be threatened, Nothing unreal exists". Love, Maria
I have a weird weekly ritual of slinging The I-Ching and the hexagram I’m contemplating this week is:
Primary: Hexagram 38 — Opposition (Kui)
• Changing to: Hexagram 23 — Splitting Apart (Po)
• Theme: Differentiation → Non-intervention → Structural truth
Which, essentially means (to me) is:
No heroics. No forcing coherence.
Protect the mountain. Let what’s unsupported fall.
Do more by taking less.
You are circling the same idea with this post. Great message for Your Birthday…I hope you’re having a superlative day and the next spin around the unstable mass of burning gas finds you healthy, confident, content and filled with good food, great music, and a shit-ton of Love!
An asymptotic approach to letting go is on my mind and in my heart, as the final letting go is not here yet (for me and anyone else who happens to read this). Of course I don't know if I'll end up letting go for good within the next few moments after I hit 'POST'.
Also: My apologies for having fused a synapse last Wednesday, when I somehow interpreted that what I heard/read about your birthday meant it was already happening! I must not have been following closely enough. Too many distractions, no doubt.
Anyways, have a very merry birthday, and many more!
Bishop (Peppe Lanzetta): "It's dizzying. God is limited, he didn't entertain us kids enough. God only committed himself when he invented happy childhood, where everything was gentle purity. Then he got distracted, he let himself go, so the world we knew as children, suddenly and without warning, was exhausted. The worlds. The worlds are getting tired."
* Sticky note to self: "Worlds grow tired; all are condemned to letting themselves go."
A frequent question asked in this film: "What are you thinking about?" That is a very potent question to ask, and it might lead to uncharted waters...
A thematic meditation on bloodlines & the strata of a social milieu. A sensorial/philosophical amalgam of bittersweet La Vita & I Morti.
Featuring (among many others): Parthenope's Di Sangro originators, Parthenope, Sandrino, Raimondo, John, Tesorone, Stefano, Devoto, and Greta (not meant to be in any linear order).
The give & take of the piss. Sophists & Troubadours. An amalgam of potent philosophy concerning the passage of time, the lush affects & effects of love, fear, beauty, brutality, fame, obscurity, kindness, wit, wisdom, reciprocity, risk, domination, acceptance, in-groups & out-groups. All from so many angles. And the cinematography is stunning.
John Cheever (Gary Oldman): "The most beautiful gift is not the most expensive; it is the most fragile." This is a quote from O Trapicheiro by Marques Rebelo.
* Sticky note to self: "It's the thought & feeling that counts.These are indeed fleeting, and quite fragile."
These are my thoughts, my beliefs. Everyone is special, a unique manifestation of the One. Everyone has a mission and purpose in life, things and themes our soul wants to explore in order to become an even more expanded version of itself. We have free will, so we can ignore any calling from within. What often happens then is that some crisis wakes us up and we CHOOSE to change course. Or not.
Yes, our bodies can be vaporized any moment. Our souls cannot. This removes fear from the equation to a large degree. Annihilation is an illusion.
What to do with our awareness, you asked? What we feel led to do, what our passion and love, our inspiration and excitement suggests. Dancing with our demons can be very educative. Practicing letting go can be helpful too. Playing is also a possibility. Whatever. Nu rush, eternity is ours.
We learn, we evolve, no matter what, so we can relax a bit and enjoy the ride. This is an advice from my Higher Self, that I am learning to follow. It makes laughter a closer companion than ever before. I believe it's useful to look at what is going on outside ourselves primarily as an educational drama. When/if in doubt I remind myself of this quote, which summarizes the famous document "A Course in Miracles": "Nothing real can be threatened, Nothing unreal exists". Love, Maria
I have a weird weekly ritual of slinging The I-Ching and the hexagram I’m contemplating this week is:
Primary: Hexagram 38 — Opposition (Kui)
• Changing to: Hexagram 23 — Splitting Apart (Po)
• Theme: Differentiation → Non-intervention → Structural truth
Which, essentially means (to me) is:
No heroics. No forcing coherence.
Protect the mountain. Let what’s unsupported fall.
Do more by taking less.
You are circling the same idea with this post. Great message for Your Birthday…I hope you’re having a superlative day and the next spin around the unstable mass of burning gas finds you healthy, confident, content and filled with good food, great music, and a shit-ton of Love!
Love the Pluribus photo. And, of course, the content.
Deep thoughts and questions Hal. Letting go can be hard. Things bother us, naturally we want change, yet letting go can bring so much freedom.
You are blessed to reflect. Carry on!
I concur 100%.
An asymptotic approach to letting go is on my mind and in my heart, as the final letting go is not here yet (for me and anyone else who happens to read this). Of course I don't know if I'll end up letting go for good within the next few moments after I hit 'POST'.
Also: My apologies for having fused a synapse last Wednesday, when I somehow interpreted that what I heard/read about your birthday meant it was already happening! I must not have been following closely enough. Too many distractions, no doubt.
Anyways, have a very merry birthday, and many more!
Re: Re: Letting go...
Last year I caught the film PARTHENOPE (2024) :: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23853982
Here are some notes I wrote down:
Bishop (Peppe Lanzetta): "It's dizzying. God is limited, he didn't entertain us kids enough. God only committed himself when he invented happy childhood, where everything was gentle purity. Then he got distracted, he let himself go, so the world we knew as children, suddenly and without warning, was exhausted. The worlds. The worlds are getting tired."
* Sticky note to self: "Worlds grow tired; all are condemned to letting themselves go."
A frequent question asked in this film: "What are you thinking about?" That is a very potent question to ask, and it might lead to uncharted waters...
A thematic meditation on bloodlines & the strata of a social milieu. A sensorial/philosophical amalgam of bittersweet La Vita & I Morti.
Featuring (among many others): Parthenope's Di Sangro originators, Parthenope, Sandrino, Raimondo, John, Tesorone, Stefano, Devoto, and Greta (not meant to be in any linear order).
The give & take of the piss. Sophists & Troubadours. An amalgam of potent philosophy concerning the passage of time, the lush affects & effects of love, fear, beauty, brutality, fame, obscurity, kindness, wit, wisdom, reciprocity, risk, domination, acceptance, in-groups & out-groups. All from so many angles. And the cinematography is stunning.
John Cheever (Gary Oldman): "The most beautiful gift is not the most expensive; it is the most fragile." This is a quote from O Trapicheiro by Marques Rebelo.
* Sticky note to self: "It's the thought & feeling that counts.These are indeed fleeting, and quite fragile."