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Posted: Wed, Jun 19, 2024 09:18:01 AM

intolerable, when i pause, take a breath and see a bit of the humor in the situation. throughout my life i have been constantly accused of being far too serious. with that assessment i cannot disagree, living under the lie of not being “good enough,” created a life where i could not make a mistake and if i did, i had to find someone or something on which to blame it. see what you made me do was one of my favorite go to line and i used it as often as possible. getting clean via the justice system did little to improve my spirits and i believed i was the victim of a very cruel joke. it took a very long minute in recovery until i could learn to laugh at my foibles and the little pieces of sh!t that life tossed my way. eve today, however, i can descend into the morose pit of self-pity, buy taking everything as a personal insult.
as i sat in the void this morning, and it really was to void, i felt all sorts of stuff bubbling up from the depths. the first thing i noticed was a desire to handler my life a tad better. it is not as if i am off the rails, but i do feel a bit aimless after Kilimanjaro. it is as if, i have nothing to work towards these days and i feel a bit empty. i am concerned that i will not be ready for my two days of hiking in early July, but what keeps coming up, when i go down that path, is how did i do on my walk today? the answer was on “hitch” in my knew as i transitioned from uphill to down, which has not happened in quite a while. i do not like doubting my physical self and readiness, but after the descent from the top of Africa, i am no longer as confident in my physical fitness as i once was.
the second thing that bubbled up to the surface was a bit of anger towards the solar installers, not getting the final inspection and net meter install scheduled. i am pretty sure it is not their job, but the person with that job, seems to be dropping the ball. it is a holiday today, so i know nothing can get done by the city government workers, so i sit and wait, once again. i am not a patient person and this is causing me to lose my sense of humor. see what they made me do 🤭! 🤣 oh, i will survive and in the long run, i know the project will be completed, i just want to turn on my power and let it start rolling the meter backwards.
all in all, i can be okay today, life will be life and i have a bit of work to complete, before my contractor furlough the first week in July. that too, is more than a bit upsetting, but that too is something i can survive. life in my skin may not be a laugh riot these days, but it certainly is not a river of tears either. i guess i will move into this t-day and see what i can get done and if i stumble or fall, literally or figuratively, look for the humor of the situation.

∞ DT ∞


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Tao Te Ching

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

The Tao Teh King, or The Tao and Its Characteristics
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 2

2) (The infant's) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but yet its
grasp is firm. It knows not yet the union of male and female, and
yet its virile member may be excited;--showing the perfection of its
physical essence. All day long it will cry without its throat becoming
hoarse;--showing the harmony (in its constitution).