Hari Om
Today I made a mistake. It happens (often). It was a simple mistake, easily remedied, and I was SO HAPPY about it. Because I knew I was okay. This is a big deal for me. I developed a touch of perfectionism, which is a nice word for the ways we rationalize feeling like a failure all the time. It is easy to justify self-criticism if you have a standard for your actions and results that is unattainable. So we do. And we even laud this behavior as one who works with a high work ethic, or other such nonsense. Truthfully, though, we are usually making excuses to judge most of our lives as subpar. So I was very happy to make a mistake and feel good about myself and move on.
I work through a lot of this in the first part of the sit today, and incorporate some more wonderful work of Andrea Gibson. We come to a crescendo today with a wonderful poem by Angela Franklin. I absolutely love this poem. The layers are as deep as you would care to go, and also work very much as a collection of beautiful sounds and an ode to grief. I personally prefer to dive deep into the work, and it takes me on a journey with each reading. I encourage you to try out digging in a bit as well.
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All In Love,
Michael
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