Thinking Out Loud

The weather is gorgeous today! I have been cleaning the garage and took Thor on a walk. I basked in the warmth of the sun mid winter. I passed a neighbor and mentioned how much I loved the weather today and then I caught myself saying how I shouldn't enjoy it so because we needed the snow. After exchanging a few more words I walked on and thought, "Nature knows it needs to snow why should I worry?" And with that thought I decided I would no longer qualify my enjoyment of the day with the statement about how we shouldn't enjoy it so because of our need for snow. Nature knows. If we need more snow, we will get it. I trust in the universal life force to supply just what we need when we need it. Everything is always as it should be. If there is a drought, Nature has a mighty fine reason. If there is a hurricane that wreaks havoc on the coast, Nature is serving its purpose. Our job is to go with the flow and hopefully, enjoy it as it goes. So grateful for this awaren...

Those who speak don't know. Those who don't speak know. Or is it those who know don't speak. Those who don't know speak. I like them both. I do know that the more I truly know, the less I feel the need to speak. When I was trying to figure out what I knew and wanting to believe what others told me I should, I did a lot of speaking like I knew. I guess I was hoping it would help convince me. Now I find greater pleasure in letting others speak. I enjoy hearing what they have to say and I realize that what they think doesn't change my inner knowing. I have nothing to prove or defend. My knowing sits deep within. I am able to listen. For the first time in my life I am really listening. Not just shutting my mouth while I wait for my turn to open it back up. I'm actually fascinated by how others see the world and their beliefs in no way threaten mine. I know what Lao Tzu is speaking of when he talks about sitting in our inner knowing. I like to call it sitting in my...