Good morning.

“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.”

— Pema Chödrön

The dog sleeps, dream barking in her bed, paws twitching as she runs who knows where…

“We go on—not upward, not forward, but just on…”

— Anon

Good morning.

“The self doesn’t produce thoughts, it’s thoughts that produce the self.”

— Robert Saltzman

Three friends have each had a dear pet pass away in the last three days 😞

Why would we trust positive thoughts any more than negative ones? Why one set of stories over another?

Good afternoon.

“I myself was the murderer and the murdered.”

— Carl Jung

Good morning.

Working with individuals that have a wide range of neurodivergent conditions including bio polar, autism and a broad spectrum of learning disabilities is a constant reminder of the limitless diversity of mind.

Not something yet not nothing.

Just want to make a quick shout out/ thank you/ mention to @manton for the ease with which I was able to add my own custom domain to my micro.blog site.

I know for many of you on here such an undertaking is relatively trivial but for a ‘non technical’ bod like myself registering my domain through micro.blog and watching everything simply happen automagically in a matter of minutes was a wonder to behold.

Instinctively I believe in and support the ideals of the indie/ open/ small web yet have none of the chops with which to put my beliefs into practice. And yet, and yet @manton and micro.blog have facilitated that very thing for me.

Again, thank you @manton for making all that technical trickery simply disappear.

Consciousness is not a problem to be solved.

That’s like a ruler trying to measure itself.

Everything we can know about it is contained within it.

Our greatest teacher is always with us, for it is no more and no less than the present moment.

Fresh dew soaked morning after the rain. The dog sleeping soundly after breakfast. Silent house.

Enjoying this. Alas, UK only I fear 😕

It doesn’t take much reflection to reveal how much of our experience is made up of our opinions about experience. It is enormously liberating to simply be what is happening rather than getting trapped in an opinion about it.

Good morning.

This morning, gentle rain. The brook babbles a little louder. Cars hiss by while the dog snores.

If we don’t assimilate and integrate traditional ancient wisdom into the ordinary reality of our own lived experience then we’re completely missing the point.

Paying close attention to our mind and the myriad thoughts that arise, it’s possible to see the difference between thoughts ‘of’ experience and thoughts ‘about’ experience. The former arise, observe then pass away. The latter indulge in story making and identification with self and perpetuate themselves until the stories occlude experience.

So much unnecessary fear, anxiety and suffering (as well as groundless hope and optimism) is caused by confusing a story about what is going on with the reality of what is actually happening. Can we tell the difference between feeling life and feeling something about life?

This is how I see all brands, slogans and advertising.