Our Practice
A big, beautiful, joyful life
Journal: 11 August, 2025, morning.
We have the life we create.
Yes, even in the midst of *spreads arms out wide* All This, aka stuff I never imagined I’d be living through. But I am. And there’s little I can control about so much of it. But…
I can choose what I do with it, this unchosen raw material surrounding me. And so can you. Think of it as a lifelong practice of creating a good and beautiful life: rich in variety and beauty, alive with loving relationships, filled with purpose and meaning, lived with honesty and kindness and integrity, healthy in mind and body and spirit. No matter what situation we find ourselves in, remaining true to our practice.
No one is going to give that kind of life to us. We have to create it ourselves, through what we choose to do, every day, without fail. But, you know, we can do that. We Can Do That. And, oh, the power in that simple declarative!
Mary Oliver probably says it best: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
We can start where we are, right now, this very morning. There’s no better time. What are you going to do today to make it a big, beautiful, joyful day, filled with good things?
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