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All the maras point the way to being completely awake and alive by letting go, by letting ourselves die moment after moment, at the end of each out-breath.  When we wake up, we can live fully without seeking pleasure and avoiding pain, without re-creating ourselves when we fall apart.

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What makes a country great?  I guess that depends on your values and if your country is aligned with your values.

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I got a message today from a third cousin in Oklahoma that I didn't even know existed.  She talked to me about people that my dad talked to me about 50 years ago before he died.  That of course with modern technology and the internet is possible.  But, it is still so damn amazing.  We are living in amazing times where amazing things can happen.  Technology continues to amaze and change our world in amazing ways.

Of course, this amazing evolving technology can go either way, for good or bad, but that is not today's conversation.  Today we are just being amazed and thankful and hoping you have a great holiday even if it is not quite what you wanted because of Covid-19. Stay safe.   Be your brother's keeper.

Namaste, 

#AncientTexan

I grew up in a neighborhood where it was much more likely for me to grow to be a drug dealer than an engineer.  My brother went down another road.  My children have had their own struggles with drugs.  Here is the essence of what a lifetime of living among users has taught me about the difference of those that succumb and those that succeed on their journey through the valley of drugs that divides our country today. 

 I have watched our punitive approach to drugs fail for sixty years;  we need to come with a Plan B that at its core is designed to give addicts hope.  That is not easy in its own right, but the change in focus will save thousands of lives.  

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How does the fierce independence of Texans work out in a pandemic?

Just a short podcast saying thanks to the few of you that show up to listen to my podcasts.  I would love to hear from you sometimes.  Drop me a line and I will write you back, [email protected].  Please put #AncientTexan in the subject so I can find you in the junk mail. 

Thank you for listening. 

#AncientTexan

From the book "When Things Fall by Pima Chodron.

How do you handle being alone with yourself?  Make up a to-do list?  Grab a bowl of ice cream?  Blame someone for one of the situations you are in? Do you ever just sit with your restlessness and let it happen?   Are you constantly looking for a resolution to some problem while thinking when that is resolved you will feel okay, you will be okay?   How do we learn it is not the external environment that needs to change, that instead, it is our relationship with ourselves that needs to evolve? #AncientTexan