Share this postThen & Nowwww.thegateless.orgCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherThen & Now11/19/2022Con/Jur/dNov 19, 20225Share this postThen & Nowwww.thegateless.orgCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareA mere three years agoI was captivated by light — why does it seem impossible now?(HERE)We all have passed through a portal in the intervening yearsWhat’s on the other side feels a bit dystopianI know — I know — “As you return/Remember/Choose beauty — so you define ugly/Select good — so you create evil/As you choose your joy — so you design your sorrow” Tim Leary “Psychedelic Prayers”We adapt easily — sometimes we forget how beautiful it was / is / can beDon’t let your ability to adapt change your perceptions of beautyor confuse you into thinking this is all there is“Reich created the term character armor — He meant that we all have coping patterns – stylistic character defenses that we develop throughout our life, usually starting before we can think or talk” — “The original word for suffering is dukkha — often expressed as a wheel with its axle out of kilter”Like you — when I say you — I usually mean me — the me that is wethe me that is weSubscribeMuch love,Con/Jur/d, 11/19/2022