There s no getting around being with our selves, on the way to being with each other. But thanks to one among us my friend, Shalom the opening spotlight will not be on me, for a change. I ll share what he wrote, and see how it might help us all get more comfortable with our selves, and so ultimately, with others. This means there is no time when I am not in church, no time when my actions are insignificant or even benign, and no time when the repercussions of my actions perhaps even of my thoughts cannot be an effect of, and have an effect upon the whole. Living in this awareness returns me to the natural wholeness that is everyone s birthright.
Nothing is separate or insignificant or arbitrary.
Not even myself. The good news is that whenever I fall away from it, it hurts. And this pain reminds me to resume my practice. And I do know that, way up in my head. Instead, my first inclination is often to try to kill the messenger.