Tag: synchronicity

• Lying Face Down In The Dirt

  

  My partner and I decided to spend the winter in Tucson. The Sonoran Desert is spectacular. It is the only place in the world where the Saguaro cactus grows. We are both avid bikers and hikers. Tucson has unlimited hiking opportunities and the longest paved bike path in the US. We have a comfortable home…

  Gary Merel

  December 25, 2022

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  Abolish binary thinking, Buddist Pinciples, Carlos Castaneda, karma, karmic intervention, life's challenges, live in the present moment, Pema Chodron, practice indifference, Saguro Cactus, sister passed away, Sonoran Desert, stop trying to decipher everything, synchronicity, When Life Falls Apart, wife passed away

• Chop Wood. Carry Water.

  

  Chop Wood and Carry Water. This saying resonates with me. It is an old Zen koan. It is simple, yet profound. It reads, Before enlightenment, chop wood & carry water. After enlightenment, chop water and carry water. Although it appears nothing has changed on the outside (doing), everything has changed on the inside (being). It…

  Gary Merel

  September 21, 2022

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  burn out, career change, Carry Water, changing employment, Chop Wood, Chop Wood Carry Water, earn a living, employmenr, employment, Grace, illunination, lean into my life, life, movement in the world, pay bills, preconceived notions, risk for happiness, risk taking, synchronicities, synchronicity, unique expression, universe, work, Zen koan

• The Timing of My Life (Part 1)

  

  I have found that there is a timing to the unfolding of my life.  Lately I have been stopping at Plum Market on my way to work. They sell reasonably good coffee for $2.00 a cup. The most direct route to my office compels me to turn right out of the Plum parking lot and…

  Gary Merel

  August 16, 2022

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  adoption, ashram, bike ride, canal, coincidence, daughter, divorse, eastern market, newton's apple, newtwon, pennslyvania, plum market, random, randomness, sequence, synchronicity, tucson