It is too easy to sit on the couch and do sudokus.  The mind goes on autopilot, I fill in some numbers, there’s always something I need to find.  Ah… there it is.  Now back to looking for something else. And when I’m done?  Turn the page and start again.  It can go on forever and  by the end of the day, I’ve kept my mind active and alert and ready… to do more sudokus.

Today, I will do something different.  I will consciously and intently write ten verses for the Tao book. I will keep my mind active and alert and by the end of the day, the planned book will be closer to completion.  Below is the first of today’s verses.

#41

Look at the world around you.

Listen to the nightly news.

How can people do what we do to each other?

How can people do what we do to ourselves?

What if we knew who we really were?

What if we knew we were really all One?

Would we still treat each other this way?

Would we still think life is a contest?

……………………….

peace…….ag