07 Dec Way Of Way 138
The mind can be a dark place, when we don't open our eyes and see the light....
06 Dec Koan 45
As the now moves at incomprehensible speeds, how can our senses inform us of the now?" The Earth is rotating at 1,037 miles/hour and revolving around the sun at 66,616 miles/hour. Our solar system is revolving around the center of the Milky Way galaxy on average at 514,000 miles/hour. The Milky Way is moving towards the Andromeda Galaxy at 1,339,200 miles/hour. At these speeds, our senses cannot inform us of the now, yet the now seems stable and continuous. Our mind slows everything down, creating the illusion of the now....
05 Dec Tiki ivi po’o
This Marquesas Islands personal adornment is made of human bone and often worn as a necklace, hair braid or used as a fan handle. It represents a generic ancestor deity. While the deity is in human form, the head is disproportionally large; implying the deity embodies far greater wisdom than humans. Likewise, its eyes are disproportionally large, implying the deity sees far more than mortals. Perhaps the presence of such an ancestor deity in physical form as a personal adornment humbles its owner, reminding them there is more to this world than they are capable of knowing and seeing. Humbled, the owner will not suffer the consequences of hubris....
03 Dec Way Of Way 141
Some things are less perfect than other things which themselves are not quite perfect. Only the now is perfect, as there is nothing else....
02 Dec Kotodama 49
The etymology of "realization" is the Latin verb "realizare," meaning "to bring back to reality, to make real." The etymology of "actualization" is the Latin verb "actuare," meaning "to make something happen" or "to bring something into effect." In the context of their etymologies, self-realization is a noun and self-actualization is a verb. When a tree knows it's a tree, it is self-realized. When it bears fruit, it is self-actualized. The self-realized are enlightened. The self-actualized are enlightening. Self-realization is wisdom. Self-actualization is love....
30 Nov Way Of Way 35
Shit generally trades between $5 - $10/pound. When on a rare occasion it trades at $2/pound, it may be cheap but it's still shit....
29 Nov Way Of Way 112
Money is a beautiful thing as it equates the value of all exchangeable things. Yet, money is often ugly in the context of our personal relationship with it....
28 Nov Way Of Way 142
Unsolicited advice might come from the heart, but often debuts as a bowel movement; a relief to the provider, but a put-off to the recipient....
25 Nov Way Of Way 143
The work of a man of wisdom is to make happy memories....