I Don’t Know why we lose our selves in our activities.
I do know, if our actions hurt others we are more lost than thought.
I am enjoying the feeling of cropped hair.
Posts Tagged 'selfishness'
What Are You Doing?
Published November 29, 2011 People , Personal Leave a CommentTags: lost in thought, selfishness, thoughtlessness
Right For Me?
Published April 11, 2011 People , Personal Leave a CommentTags: good and evil, moral relativism, relativity, selfishness, selflessness
I Don’t Know why we seek what is “good for me”.
I do know, there are many things that are bad for me, and many things that are good for me, but only some things that are right for me.
I am enjoying the feeling of rehydration.
Running On The Inside?
Published February 8, 2011 People , Personal Leave a CommentTags: consumerism, goal-driven, goal-oriented, greed, materialism, selfishness, stillness, superficiality
I Don’t Know why we’re always running on the inside.
I do know, even animals only run when excited or afraid.
I am enjoying the riches of no-thing.
Running To Or From?
Published November 30, 2010 Money , People , Personal Leave a CommentTags: cognitive dissonance, contentment, emotional baggage, escapism, ghosts, goal-driven, guilt, guilty conscience, humility, moral relativism, selfishness, stillness, superficiality
I Don’t Know why most are always running to or running from.
I do know, to find where you are is to find Contentment.
I am enjoying the feeling of freshly brushed teeth.
Feel Like Giving Up?
Published October 29, 2010 Personal , Religion Leave a CommentTags: abandonment, acceptance, death of self, ego, failure, give up, humility, kenosis, self-denial, self-development, self-importance, self-improvement, selfishness, selflessness, stillness
I Don’t Know why we give up on so many life choices.
I do know, the great peace of choosing God is that giving up is a requirement.
I am enjoying the smell of fresh coffee.
Abandon Everything?
Published October 15, 2010 Personal Leave a CommentTags: consumerism, ego, goal-driven, goal-oriented, greed, humility, materialism, self-image, selfishness, selflessness, stillness, superficiality
I Don’t Know why we cling to Me.
I do know, only after we have abandoned everything are we free to be anything.
I am enjoying the gift of chocolate on my birthday.
Missed Opportunities?
Published September 27, 2010 People , Personal Leave a CommentTags: anguish, clarity, disappointments, distress, failures, grief, heartache, humility, living in the past, loss, missed opportunities, past mistakes, providence, regrets, selfishness, sorrow, stillness, torment, woe
I Don’t Know how often we miss the moment of Providence.
I do know, we cannot see a perfect wave while trying to create our own.
I am enjoying melted cheese on toast with Italian herbs.
Learning To Fly?
Published June 22, 2010 Personal , Religion Leave a CommentTags: aerodynamics, ascetic, axis mundi, bodhi tree, born again, brazen serpent, caduceus, conscience, death of self, DNA, double helix, Doubting Thomas, eagle, gospel of thomas, guilty conscience, humble, humility, Isaiah 30:15, Isaiah 40:30-31, Jacob's Ladder, Jesus, John 3:14-15, Logion 50, Numbers 21:6-9, pillar of fire, pillar of smoke, pilot training, pride, principles of flight, rebirth, resurrection, Rod of Asclepius, sailplane, self-denial, selfishness, selflessness, soaring, spiral, staff of Moses, stairway to heaven, stillness, thermaling, thermals, Tree of Life, wings as eagles
I Don’t Know why I happened to complete this, my first poem, yesterday.
I do know (now), yesterday was the Winter Solstice here in the Southern Hemisphere.
I am enjoying the sound of rain.
Love Begins War?
Published May 27, 2010 People , Politics , Religion Leave a CommentTags: cause of conflict, cause of war, greed, humble, humility, love and war, pride, self-denial, selfishness, selflessness
I Don’t Know why we mistake the true cause of war.
I do know, love of Self is the beginning, love of others the end of all wars.
I am enjoying the taste of hot chips with chicken salt.
Closed Out or Cranking?
Published May 10, 2010 People , Personal Leave a CommentTags: awareness, close out, controlling, cranking, ego, goal-driven, goal-oriented, mindfulness, missed opportunities, observance, providence, purpose-driven, selfishness, stillness, surfing, timing, wave
I Don’t Know why we catch so many bad waves.
I do know, we cannot learn to distinguish a “close out” from “cranking” while we’re trying to create our own.
I am enjoying the nearness of my faithful old dog.
Running Ahead?
Published May 7, 2010 People , Personal Leave a CommentTags: consumerism, ego, goal-driven, goal-oriented, materialism, pride, purpose-driven, selfishness, superficiality
I Don’t Know why we are often running ahead of ourselves.
I do know, it is better to be resting together than to be running ahead.
I am enjoying the sound of others doing.
Too Much Light?
Published April 5, 2010 People , Personal , Religion Leave a CommentTags: 7 deadly sins, consumerism, envy, greed, jealousy, materialism, moral relativism, pride, selfishness, sloth
I Don’t Know why we squint at too much Light.
I do know, it’s a symbol of our times that we wear sunglasses even at night.
I am enjoying the aroma of Kenyan coffee.
