If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Twittascope:

You are convinced that taking yourself seriously now will help you make the right decisions, but you could be so focused on the facts that you miss something else that’s even more important. Sometimes, a leap of faith can make all the difference in the world. If there’s something that you’re thinking about leaving behind, set the facts and figures aside long enough to check in with your heart. Don’t discount the power of your own intuition.

Daily Tao.233: Prophets

The prophets have their secrets
And their certain magic.
I am not a prophet.
I know only the ordinary.
That is my Tao.

Finest Quotes:

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.
John F.Kennedy

Comfortable With Uncertainty by Pema Chodron: 24. Staying In The Middle.

Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but getting to know them well.

That is the trip inside my head for today. I will be back to bind them together in a coherent reflection.

“He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.”
Douglas Adams

And

John Maynard Keynes who said, “Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.”

What are the odds….?

~ Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. ~ Andrew Jackson

Where every moment is deliberately singular in thought and action.
A day long ceremony of singularity.
Exist below the event and expectation horizon.
Silence controlling to slow the impulse of intentions and ideas.
Listening to create the gaps of freedom and liberty.
The one self.
Go.
Be.
Remain.
The darkening black hole in my soul.
Single click through the scream of sentient consciousness.

Most were DiscovereDuring other writings. Others WeREvealed when one thing leads to a NexThing. Some were the result of daily living. Many were captured for inclusion in my 50 Things project.

1. VanisheDesolve
2. LefTurn
3. RighTurn
4. ArtistiCreativity
6. DisasteRecovery
7. DucTape
8. GeneratoRunning
9. ExploREflection
10. GuideDiscovery
11. BaDreams
12. SelFirst
13. ReaLiving
14. CosmiCycle
15. ShutteRelease
16. FasTrack
17. StupIDeas
18. WindoWonder
19. MarkeTrade
20. ClosEnough
21. ShorTime
22. NobLEadership
23. UsERror
24. CluttereDesk
25. SeconDraft
26. FacilitateDialogue
27. HumaNature
28. ProfounDisappoinment
29. EntitleMENTality
30. GrowinGrass
31. TighTerse
32. MinimaliSTyle
33. FurtheReflection
34. ExcellenThought
35. FinDevelop
36. EmploymenTermination
37.PracticaLogicaLineaRational
38. ParkinGarage
39. FirsThing
40. TourisTraffic
41. LimiTransition
42. PapeReading
43. ProjecTask
44. CrediTaken
45. CrediTaken
46. AttendanCEnsus
47. PaINjury
48. DangerouSituation
46. Stressurged
47. VirtuaLife
48. ReaLife
49. FocaLength
50. WaiTime

“For each of us, it is only the depth of character that determines the profundity with which we face life.: Daily Tao #228.Depth.

“If you do nothing, you slip towards the darkness.” The soul has its own seasons and cycles, equinoxes and solstices. Seek light when available. Create light when needed and necessary. Otherwise, darkness descends and defeat accomodated.

S.TAO.177. Unfortunate

“Let us not hold ourselves above our fellow human beings, no matter how great the disparity.” Our times are tough. The truest disparity is to ourselves, living individually and collectively above our means. The debt becomes excessive, extended and then passed forward to unborn future generations. These times alone are our burden. Let us not be selfish with what is not, and never should become ours to take, steal and thieve. We are not above the unborn, to think this ways makes us dead to ourselves. For full freedom, live with less. Simplify.

We will keep our sanity when we do not create future generations of unfortunate

“The world appears as you perceive it. Go forth with a humble attitude, and let your heart be moved by what you experience.” ~ 365 Tao Fusion

As usual, Tao touches other current and recent thoughts. “Esse est percipi” is from George Berkely with translation stating, “To be is to be perceived.”

From Tao, through George Berkely, to my current book on CD Einstein by Walter Isaacson.

Every day, we see the same things. Or do we? Why not look at each day for what it becomes – a nonrenewable resource. Look outside and look within. What has changed? What needs to be changed? What can be allowed to remain stable? The act of perceiving influences the object observed.

I see the shadows and sun rising into my forest. Winter’s lowest light comes soon. December 21 is a Solstice Day in 2009. A pivot point.

Today, there is 8 hours and 54 minutes between sunrise and sunset. My challenge is to remain intentionally aware of this pivot point and note the experience.

Procrastination is:
- opportunity’s assassin. ~ Victor Kiam
- something best put off until tomorrow. ~ Gerald Vaughan

What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb

Time moves in one direction only. Each moment its own opportunity siezed or vanquished by neglect.

Today’s challenges include: 10 year old generator to shop for service and repair. Load up the D300 shooting banks with the Nikonia start here and start now settings. Order the Sigma 150-500mm lens. And sieze unique opportunities as presented.

For me, procrastination is:
- a time thief.
- a symptom of reluctance and laziness
- an evil to be smitten.
- a waste of limited, nonrenewable resources.