People enjoy their food, take pleasure in being with their families, spend weekends working in their gardens, delight in the doings of the neighborhood. Tao te Ching . . Charlie and I discovered that the big park near us, despite all of the dangerous looking “closed” and “COV” signs surrounding it, is actually open for […]
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Journal from the Edge of Survival: In Which We are Careful
Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Tao te Ching So far it looks like Charlie is not in an active state of dying. I mean, not any more than we all are every day. So this is a win. But he is still sick. Just […]
Journal from the Edge of Survival: My Porcupine Man
There is no greater illusion than fear, no greater wrong than preparing to defend yourself, no greater misfortune than having an enemy. Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe. Tao te Ching Most times, unless technology is being uncooperative or tools aren’t properly forcing parts into submission, Charlie is the King […]
Journal from the Edge of Survival – My First SOLO EHA
Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear? Tao te Ching I had to do my first solo EHA (ExtraHomular Activity) today. Poor Charlie has been the brave venturer for each trip up to now. […]
Another Entry from the Journal From the Edge of Survival
What does it mean that success is a dangerous as failure? Whether you go up the ladder or down it, you position is shaky. When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance. Tao te Ching We thought Charlie might be getting laid off today. Which isn’t […]
Day 11: Journal from the Edge of Survival (COVID-19 Shelter-in-place Diary)
We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. Tao te Ching Yesterday we ventured out of the house, INTO the heart of the zombie apocalypse. While traffic was definitely thinner than usual, I was surprised not to see the empty streets I expected, replete […]
Day 10: Journal from the Edge of Survival (COVID-19 Shelter-in-place Diary)
The Master stays behind; that is why she is ahead. She is detached from all things; that is why she is one with them. Because she has let go of herself, she is perfectly fulfilled. Tao te Ching Charlie went missing today. Obviously not TOO missing. There are only so many places he can […]
Day 9: Journal from the Edge of Survival (COVID-19 Shelter-in-place Diary)
Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source. This source is called darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding. Tao te Ching “Can we watch something normal tonight?” I looked at Charlie, trying to decide if I should point out the narcissism of assuming that what I like to watch is […]
Day 8: Journal from the Edge of Survival (COVID-19 Shelter-in-place Diary)
In which I journal my experiences of being trapped in a house with my husband all day and all night. Every day. Every night. Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place. Tao te Ching ————————- Charlie Doesn’t Listen Let me digress before I even start. It’s important to start this entry with […]
Day 7: Journal from the Edge of Survival (COVID-19 Shelter-in-place Diary)
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings,but contemplate their return. Tao te Ching I walked into the room to hear Charlie talking to himself. This is not unusual. Despite his tendency to clam up around other people, Charlie is his own favorite conversationalist. Those […]
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