john silkey
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john silkey
We need to go further into the somebody to tend to the pieces left behind until we see there are no pieces (and all of the pieces at once)
“you” does not = a body or personality. Its a bigger entityt that is itself a piece of something much larger (spirit, life force etc.) - we might call that bigger thing “home”
Ram Dass - “you’re on earth in a
... See moreWe must begin with the individual - work with our prevailing ethos of hyper-individuality vs against it
-start at the beginning - Red/tyrant - the ego formation is necessary!
—tend to that foundation so the walls can become solid before they can become porous
—-porous = sensing, receiving, transmitting (not conscious)
allow in and out until there is
... See morewho I see you to be, how I perceive you, is partly a function of how I see myself
-in quantum physics, the observer influences the observed. My perceptions of the other influence my behavior which effects how the other person behaves and perceives me. It goes both ways. Can we enter a space free of those perceptions and just openness? To become
... See moreBeloved friends,
go out and find a secret portal.
Walk the shoreline
and keep your eye out for magic.
Pull out that old telescope.
Tell wild stories.
Go outside and dance in the rain.
Do ridiculous things.
Be “that” adult who gets the eyeroll
and the side smile.
Laugh often. Slow down.
Feed the imagination.
Clear the space to be washed over
by this wild and... See more
go out and find a secret portal.
Walk the shoreline
and keep your eye out for magic.
Pull out that old telescope.
Tell wild stories.
Go outside and dance in the rain.
Do ridiculous things.
Be “that” adult who gets the eyeroll
and the side smile.
Laugh often. Slow down.
Feed the imagination.
Clear the space to be washed over
by this wild and... See more
Keep reminding me
“funders failed to confront the top challenge bedeviling Americans: a broken economy that no longer works for them. Grantmakers haven’t invested enough in scaling efforts to address pervasive economic hardship, leaving the number one concern of working and middle-class people — how to afford their lives — on the edges of left-of-center civil
... See moreEnergy system transition as leverage point to effect all the different areas and outcomes.
Fishing ESSAY -
Blue liners (nod to Thomas reed) - tend to unconsciously work their way upstream. Regardless of water size. As if pulled to the source
Runners - go with the flow. Always what’s atoms the next bend. In search of new, bigger, wider. Allow themselves to be carried or pushed along
Buddhas - drawn to stay. To sit. On one piece of water.
... See moreFounder of Clayton homes
2. All complaining comes at the expense of improving.
3. “Positive action produces positive attitudes, which produce a positive atmosphere.”
4. Make your plan conform to the territory, not the other way around. Either work with the world the way you find it, or it will teach you a lesson.
6. “There are 3 kinds of people: those
... See moreThese early morning times of prayer serve as a tangible reminder to Indigenous people that each day is sacred. In this way Native American spirituality is expressed tangibly using water, sunlight, smoke, and many other symbols
Randy woodly from cac weekly email
Long one but good one. Speaks a lot to how I’ve been piecing back together a spiritual center and practice. That has helped me better understand the ceremony I once rejected in the catholic/christian lineage. Starting at the simplest atom of receiving each day as sacred.