Here’s a note I wrote in my journal on January 12, 2015: Last night I awoke to the rain and had a new thing happen. I began to think of a poem. It expresses what I feel, what I felt then. I had been thinking about writing poetry and wondered if I could.

Current status: (~updated 2024-10-19) I’ve decided to discontinue the “Now” page. I like the idea, but have decided to put the status updates in the Blog itself. This way notifications will come through RSS. In addition, the previous updates will not be deleted with each update. So this is the 4th and final “Now” page renamed as a post called “Life Update 2024-10-19”.

I heard of Carl Pullein on a couple of blog posts on EllaneW.com. I follow her blog for tips on all sorts of things, especially using plain text. I learned what I needed to get started, but after I use his method for awhile, I want to reread sections of the book.

I read The One Thing by Gary Keller hoping to find out why I couldn’t focus and get stuff done. I have a problem with not doing important things. I do those scheduled things I must do and even wholesome habitual things. The problem is with creative or reflective things that I want to do.

The article How to Remove the DRM on Any Ebook You Own describes how to remove DRM from ebooks and states that it is legal to do so for your personal use. It is illegal to share copies of those ebooks. More importantly, I believe it is morally wrong.

I recently saw this question in a newsletter I subscribe to: “What would it be like if instead of forging opinions, prognosticating, and trying to persuade others that the imaginal possibility that makes us the least afraid is the best and only option- we just spoke of our fears, our hopes, our desires for a healthier world- from open hearts?”

Recently I heard an avid reader say that they don’t read fiction. That surprised me.

It was 1974 in Lexington, Kentucky at a friend’s home. I was on leave after Basic Training

Bad habit I enjoy I basically listen to podcasts twice a day–while eating breakfast and supper which is 30-45 minutes each session. I know it’s much better too be attentive to the food, but I’m not there yet.

In an earlier post I said I’d had 3 spiritual experiences that stand out in my memory. There I gave details of the first experience which happened when I was 19 years old. Second experience: Meet the void

In The Other Side of My Soul edited by Beatrice Bruteau, Wayne Teasdale says that Saccidananda means “the total bliss of being absolutely conscious of the fullness of being.”

I was reading Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung and associates this morning. The book has me reflecting back on key dreams during my life, ones I haven’t forgotten because of their impact. I haven’t recalled any dreams the past few nights, so I wondered how I can work with the unconscious without current dreams.

I shopped for groceries as usual on Friday. When I pulled in to park, someone pulled in nose to nose with me. I looked, but couldn’t see the person inside the car when I got out. The pharmacy opened about the time I’d finished, so I picked up my prescriptions prior to getting the frozen food. Checking out went quickly and wheeling away I checked for the prescriptions.

I once listened to a podcast from OnBeing.org. Krista Tippet interviewed David Whyte, a poet-philosopher. He recited  “Everything is Waiting for You”, a beautiful example of philosophy in a poem.