Wow, Jason, this makes me reflect on my own life. I love how you describe the single event and its effects on all involved/how it can be perceived in different ways. Thank you for this!
Yes! Great post! The obstacles are the path. And "it" doesn't have to be a certain way in order for us to cope with it. My adopted Dad - a Buddhist psychiatrist- would remind me "nothing has to go right today" as a shorthand way to remind me that it's my response to what happens that matters most.
Your second haiku reminds me of how I respond to a specific cliché. Whenever someone tells me they're "living the dream" I always ask them "Are you living your dream or someone else's?"
Love this Jason! Thank you for sharing... all the possibilities.
I appreciate you reading!
You, sir, have just enlarged my life. Thank you!
That’s very kind of you to say, Alan!
Wow, Jason, this makes me reflect on my own life. I love how you describe the single event and its effects on all involved/how it can be perceived in different ways. Thank you for this!
Thanks, Justin! I’m glad it resonated
scared or sacred, truth either way
Now my mind is spinning with the poetic possibilities of a sacred robin
Great observations! Years ago I studied Zen Buddhism and you're right it does help a person to see outside of their own small world in different ways.
Thanks! At this point in my life I practice my own eclectic mix of Buddhism and Transcendentalism to shrink my massive ego
Yes! Great post! The obstacles are the path. And "it" doesn't have to be a certain way in order for us to cope with it. My adopted Dad - a Buddhist psychiatrist- would remind me "nothing has to go right today" as a shorthand way to remind me that it's my response to what happens that matters most.
Thanks! Your adopted dad sounds like a great human!
He really was!! 💚
Thanks Jason, so glad I have found your weirdo poetry 🙏😊
I’m glad you’ve found it too! I’m grateful to have you as a reader
Fascinating perspective well told, Jason, thanks!
Thanks for reading and interacting!
Great post, Jason! I’ve been thinking about this kind of solving of life: doing all the right things and getting good grades on how to live!
Thanks! I wonder if the solution is that we have to stop trying to solve life and just live life
Your second haiku reminds me of how I respond to a specific cliché. Whenever someone tells me they're "living the dream" I always ask them "Are you living your dream or someone else's?"
That’s a great reply. I ask myself that all the time
Loved this perspective. What we see as an inconvenience to our lives could be a miracle for someone else. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for reading!