value the truth,
not an opinion or a thought.
and, yes, in our ❤️ most of us, if not all,
know the truth
(not our truth, but the truth)
in the end,
the treasure of life
is missed by those
who hold on and gained
by those who let go
TAO v 75
let go of the impediment guarding the window of your soul
are you true to your word?
. . .
is it true to you?
every. single. word.
every. day.
?
what causes fights + quarrels among you?
don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?
James 4:1

where are you headed?
do you truly know?

pride
is spiritual cancer:
it eats up the very possibility of love,
or contentment,
or even common sense
CS Lewis
Mere Christianity
there is a freedom + a life
beyond | other than
what we consciously know + live.
is it so impossible to see
+ accept it?
no
see, i set before you today
life and prosperity, death and destruction
Deuteronomy 30
. and we choose .
something inside of me opens and i think:
it is in an offer for every day, every decision,
every moment

I pray that, even if just before I die, I learn what planet you come from.
MY HUSBAND said TO ME LAST NIGHT AS WE PREPPED DINNEr
wait! what?
we were laughing and having a good time
and yes, it was funny and we laughed some more,
but . . .
for whoever finds me
(wisdom)
finds life
Proverbs 9:35
plant the seed of your soul
wherever you are on a given day
and let your spirit
be
fruitful

stillness reveals the secret of eternity • eternity embraces the all-possible • the all-possible leads to a vision of oneness
a vision of oneness brings about
universal love
Tao Te Ching
verse 16

if we gave in to what is right as easily as we do to the wrong
we would be so much better off
in-the-works (me)
he guides men back to their own treasure
and helps all things come to know
the truth
they have forgotten
TAO
verse 64
how empty are you?
pardon me, do you feel or think you are?

heaven will solve our problems, but not, i think, by showing us subtle reconciliations between all our apparently contradictory notions. the notions will all be knocked from under our feet.
we shall see that there never was any problem.
CS Lewis

the difference between a rut and a grave
is merely a question of depth
new beginnings
05 March
do our interactions with others
honor god?
our words
are a reliable indication
of the state of
our souls
Francis de Sales