I Am...

 

"I am the vine,   you are the branches;

he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit"

~Jesus of Nazareth  

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My Machine...

 

AI Generated

My machine was looking for a perfect scenario. 

Even sitting outside while I’m on this meeting, 

a few so called imperfections. 

And somehow, I remembered this is the place to work. 

Here and Now with ALL AND EVERYTHING. 

Imagination is such a clear check if I’m working or not.

Today is Kathryn Hulmes birthday, 

and she has been helping me tremendously in the work recently. 

She was a student of Gurdjieff. 

And I recently read this excerpt that pertains to imagination. 

Another student named Wendy 

just received a toast from Gurdjieff 

and she responds: 

“I hope I fulfill your wishing Mr. Gurdjieff”. 

And he says “Not hoping…he picked her up quickly 

“Hope in my opinion is an evil thing, 

is why man is nearly not man any longer. 

Man must  use what he has, 

not hope for what is not!”

And the way I digested this thus far, 

is use what is Here Now. 

That is the most important thing. 

It is a thin line. 

Imagination is always looking to take our Attention. 

That’s why it is so useful to keep returning to it. 

And I will conclude 

with what Jeanne de Salzmann keeps reminding me. 

Not to be at war with myself or imagination, 

but don’t let all my attention be taken by any of it. 

~S

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On The Detour...

 

Sharon Cummings

On the detour of seeking "perfection," 

there was a time in my life 

when I carried around inside myself 

a sense of shame that I was imperfect, 

that I made mistakes, 

that I couldn't get everything "just right." 

A very wise woman one day said to me 

"What right have YOU to be perfect?" 

And I thought about that deeply 

and how even my highest heroes had imperfections, 

and YES, those very flaws were what made them unique, 

human, personal. 

It was a Kairos moment for me. 

Giving up the HUBRIS of thinking I could be perfect. 

And yet there is something "perfect" 

which is willing to make its home in us, 

to grace us with miraculous happenings, 

if we can simply get these silly notions of "perfection" 

out of the way, 

that illusion 

that we can control everything (or ANYTHING!).

~J

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