embracing our illusions 

embracing our illusions

time to bring in another year--
and what shall we have this time?

i haven't written anything for a long while-- even posts were from old news. suffering from "obstruction ordinaire".

the best way to begin anything is to: begin. and begin again.

the old japanese saying is nice: fall down six times, get up seven.

but another saying i'm pondering tonight feels right too:

"we must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion."
cyril connelly said that.

any of us can name attributes that we or others would wear. i'm a firm believer in the power of story and the relative uselessness of truth.

it is true i am 5' 9 1/2" tall.

my story is i am strong.

it is true i write more than the average person.

my story is it keeps me passionate. that i need to do it.

it is true i know a few hundred people.

it is my story that i am connected to 5 or 6 billion more.

here's my unoriginal yet very important new year prayer:

may all beings be happy.

may all beings be free from suffering and the root of suffering.

may all beings know love.