PinnedSuffering, LoveDaily Meditation 448–5/19/2023 looking out my wide bay window, the birds — doves, chickadees, finches, jays and more — all hop and bob and scratch for seeds as they weave between some half-dozen of my beloved squirrels. “Taily Po, Whitey, Tippy…” I mumble a few of their names with a…Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
15 hours agoWork and JobsDaily Meditation 457–5/28/2023 Waking up, imagine my surprise and instantly simmering anxiety when I see no fewer than 12 text messages, 3 new emails, and a few missed calls. As a Realtor, these are not usually notifications from friends and family or “Please address this when you’re back in the…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
1 day agoWHO Do YOU Want to BE? But, the Better Question is…Daily Meditation 456–5/27/2023 Hit the ✉️Email Subscribe✉️ button to get these DAILY in your inbox! Follow for daily philosophical meditations. We steadily — and perhaps wrongly — bombard children with the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” …Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
2 days agoYou Aren’t Paying AttentionDaily Meditation 455–5/26/2023 Hit the ✉️Email Subscribe✉️ button to get these DAILY in your inbox! Follow for daily philosophical meditations. For many of us, we rise a bit after the sun, peer out into our yard and everything appears so quiet. The sunbeams playing through the limbs of the trees…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
3 days agoAliens and YouDaily Meditation 455–5/25/2023 Hit the ✉️Email Subscribe✉️ button to get these DAILY in your inbox! Follow for daily philosophical meditations. I recently heard a funny (and ironic) expression which I thought was quite true: “People believe in aliens which they’ve never seen, but don’t believe in themselves which they see…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
4 days agoThe “Real” YouDaily Meditation 453–5/24/2023 Hit the ✉️Email Subscribe✉️ button to get these DAILY in your inbox! Follow for daily philosophical meditations. How much of you is, in fact, “you?” How much of the actual you have to shaved away over the years by sacrificing it to various groups, beliefs, and ideologies…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
5 days agoVengeance and the High RoadDaily Meditation 452–5/23/2023 There are many people we will encounter in our lives who will do evil by us. Someone intentionally cuts us off. A workmate makes a rumor about you. Maybe even your sibling treats you horribly. We must endeavor to never repay evil with evil to anyone. Spare…Philosophy1 min readPhilosophy1 min read
6 days agoAin’t Nobody Thinkin’ Bout YouDaily Meditation 451–5/22/2023 Your concern about how “cool” you look or sound… Your worry about how “fashionable” you are, how trendy… Your anxiety over protecting your reputation by “falling in line” with current, popular ideas… Nearly no one is thinking about you. They don’t really consider how “cool” you appear. They…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
May 21You’re Cowardly and DumbDaily Meditation 450–5/21/2023 When you were young and in class, how often did you have a “dumb question” and didn’t ask because you perceived it as a “dumb” question? Did you ever ask it? Was it 99% of the time you didn’t ask? 75%? More often than not, we are…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
May 20Pity, Self-ReflectionDaily Meditation 449–5/20/2023 The quite elderly man placed his groceries onto the belt behind mine. Some fresh fish, pickles, a clamshell of four the bakery’s donuts (Reese’s Pieces, Fruity Pebbles, chocolate with cookie crumbles, and a white frosted one), denture cream, and a few various canned goods. I watched his…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
