I spent the entire day working on the house, and I’m totally beat. The pick-up truck is piled high with another load for the local dump, plus I sanded and oiled some wood surfaces that had taken a bit of water damage from the potted plants I’d had growing there. (I really should’ve put down contact paper or something… live & learn.)
Time for a shower, and then I’ve a whole bunch of meditation that needs doing. More than usual, because it’s the full moon tonight, and there’s some special stuff I do for it.
I’ll try to get to the next phase of the story tomorrow, but I can’t make any promises. Meanwhile, it’s poetry time.
Spiritual Mountaineering
There are an infinite number of paths
but only one mountainDo not wasted precious time
in indecision, or in
constantly exchanging one
way for another, hoping always
that the next one will be better,
faster, or more interestingPick one and stick to it
unless you discover it meanders
aimlessly, or actually
heads downslope instead of upIf that happens, do pause
to regain your bearings
Select a path, a trail, a road
and get moving againBe careful, too, whom you choose
to serve as your guide, for only
a few are true Sherpas
the rest are frauds or self-deludedThe only Compass you can trust
with one hundred percent certainty
is your own heart
and that only if you can manage
not to lie to yourselfJust so you know
there are shortcuts to the summit
but the cost is almost always
too high
for a mortal being to bear
and these lead always
along the razor’s edge of high precipicesOne slip, a single misstep
and down you go, to be shattered
upon the jagged rocks belowBetter to stick to the safer paths, or
if you must dare the quicker ascent
you’d better have a damned good Sherpa- Becca Morn 8 April 2006
There are no real shortcuts in life.. you might run faster but then you miss on smell of the roses and nature’s beauty!
What happens if you slow down too much?
Where can u find good sherpas!!
Somehow, the Sherpas seem to find us. At least that’s been my experience. ;)
Good for you!
I like the mountaineering analogy. I believe, a good adventurous journey can enrich the life of sherpas, camppers, colleagues, and even passers-by.
Sometimes we feel real satisfaction is sharing our experiences, fears, aspirations, and dreams with the people we respect and like. Sharing knowledge makes our views and beliefs stronger…
All true that, provided we don’t make the error of externalizing our faith. That is, depending on outside affirmation through proselytizing and evangelizing so as to convince ourselves that our beliefs are not mistaken.
Also, there is no one more tedious and fanatical than the recently converted — whether it be to a new religion, a cult, or even a self-help and -actualization group.
I find that sharing my views and beliefs does make them stronger, but mainly in that it forces me to examine them. I look for inconsistencies and areas where I’ve indulged in fuzzy-thinking or even outright contradictory behavior.
Still, as with just about everything I do, I do it for multiple reasons. I share these details and relatively private thoughts because it could conceivably help someone. At times, I’ve had friends and family ask me “Why are you doing these crazy things?” — and I can point them to my blog and say, “We can talk, but the long answer is there.” And of course, I do it for myself — because I simply can’t stop myself from writing.
It is my dharma, my duty.
I totally agree, the heart shows the way and when it needs a guide…it finds the right one. Not to worry, just keep going!(God I do wish I would have developed the muscles required for this climb…no ones fault but my own)