OUR GREAT IDEA

"We can't know how something will turn out until we try it, 

and then we get immediate feedback."

~ Dan Thurmon ~

We get a great idea.

We act on it,

And it flops. 

There may be consequences. 

We might beat ourselves up.

But we can't UN-do it.

We have to live with 

Whatever the result may be.

I trust that all outcomes- even those that seem undesirable- somehow serve the greater good. 

GOING ROUND AND ROUND

"I move easily between the seasons."

~James McGrath ~

A beginning is always an ending

And an ending is always a beginning.

It's how life works. 

I accept the cyclical nature of this living experience. 

RAIN OR DRY?

"Life takes care of life."

~ Mooji ~

There was no call for rain in the weather forecast I saw, 

Everything has been super dry,

And I felt a kind of pressure to get all the plants watered

So they wouldn't

Dry up

Or die. 

I had angst about me

As I pulled the hose from 

Section to section,

And went through the day

Aware that there was more to get to.

And then, in the late afternoon,

I saw a slice of lightning 

And grey clouds developing,

Followed by a soaking shower,

And was reminded that things have a way of working out,

So no need for angst or pressure.

I can relax about my business,

And take it all in stride.

I remember to make allowance in my schedule for God's Grace. 

SIDE BY SIDE

"What you choose also chooses you."

~ Kamand Kojouri ~

It facilitates choosing greatly to choose between 2 things- this or that- rather than be given multiple options, or something open-ended. "Whatever you want," is very difficult to respond to. Often we don't know what we want until we have two things side by side and we can compare and determine a preference. So, when trying to determine what others want, let's break it down for them, and make it as simple as possible, and do the same for ourselves. 

I simplify the choosing process by limiting the choices. 

THIS WAY AND THAT

"I will swear by a thing to-day but I will have the courage to denounce it tomorrow, if needs be."

~ Muriel Strode~ 

I am helping a good friend move this week-

Everything in boxes, or otherwise protected and packed.

I've done it so many times myself-

The bittersweet journey of closing one chapter,

And beginning another.

It's all of life really,

Moving,

Moving,

Moving. 

We land wherever we land and say, "Never again,"

And a few years later,

or a few days later,

Or a few hours later,

Our vision has shifted,

Our energy has lifted,

Or fallen,

And we are at it again.

Life is ever and always in flux.

HIGH INTEGRITY YARD EFFORTS

"A rising tide lifts all boats."

~ American Aphorism ~

I've been privileged to witness high integrity yard efforts

Rub off on others.

When one of us cares about doing a good job,

Doing a good job

Becomes a desirable thing.

And perhaps it works in the opposite direction as well

With not caring...

In light of the insight,

It's worth considering...

In which direction do we tend?

Doing a good job matters to me. I care.

WHERE IS THE STABILITY?

"Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time."

~ Timothy Leary ~

Looking back on our lives, we can see that we have outgrown many phases. 

"I'm not that person anymore," we tell ourselves,

And others.

So the question is,

If we're not that person anymore, who was that person?

And who are we now?

Who I am in the world is constantly in flux.