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๐Ÿ˜Ž being open-minded ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Posted: Sun, Jan 18, 2026 12:35:41 PM

and surrendering to change continues to be a necessity if i want any level of serenity. change, i am afraid is inevitable. one way or another it is going to happen and even if i do not like it, change happens. this morning i am quite pleased with the changes that are going on inside of me, the physical ones, the emotional on es and most importantly the spiritual ones. yesterday was evidence that i have a way to go, but i am well on my way. when my creepy peer stops being creepy, i know i will have made a huge stride forward. ads it stands right now, i am content with my life today, a bit disappointed in my run this morning and my recovery week results. all of that aside, i am certainly okay with the state of my local world, even if the chaos of the rest of the world threatens to intrude and upset that apple cart.
i lost this last paragraph because i was fighting with ChatGPT about what it refuses to do anymore. be that as it may, what i said before was that i have reached a level of contentment just being human. what that means, for me anyhow, is that more than once a day i will fail to meet one or more of my double secret probation expectations and find cause to hammer myself into the pavement. my serenity today is worth m,ore than meeting anything close to perfection and it is a;ll about accepting that i can and will change, all i have to do is accept that as fact.

∞ 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

1) Governing a great state is like cooking small fish.