Day 52: Explore what it means to give/share?

Misery is born out of miserly-ness. Life begins when you start sharing.

What is giving? What is sharing?

If you look at nature it gives, it flows. It takes to give.


For me, most things in life are better shared. Most things are better when we give ourselves fully to the experience. Even in relationship, the more you risk, the more you share and give of yourselves, the deeper and richer it can be. When you hold back, when you hide, when you cower out of fear of getting hurt if you are too vulnerable, it chokes the richness out, it begins a severing.

He talks about nature and how it is always giving. But it takes to give. For example, it takes nutrients from the soil to grow and provide fruit or shade etc.

And I think there is a degree of reciprocity that is required in order for sharing to be at it's best. I mean if you give and give and give, and no one ever gives to you, you burn out or get bitter or feel slighted. However, when, for example, two people are sharing and giving and both are soaring to new highs on how they can give of themselves to the other things flow back and forth.

It's like a circle, it doesn't being or end anymore, it just continues to flow back and forth.

Day 51: Consider... The best of you is actually there for the rest of mankind

If you have a gift, like brains, art, music, whatever, can you see that that gift is not just for you, but to be shared with the rest of mankind?

If you can accept that, you cannot hold back....

Vincent and I have talked a lot about this. How, what we have, what we create, should be shared. For example, what's the point (in a way) of making, recording, composing, music... If no one ever hears it?

And, perhaps, there is something to the idea that once you accept that what you've been given (blessed with?) is not just for you BUT for you to pass along, for you to give to others (for you to bless others with); maybe that's where creativity really starts to flow. Maybe that's when these "gifts" (and we ourselves) find there place in the world.

Day 50: You are the rest of mankind

Can you see yourself as the rest of mankind? That much demand is imposed on you? That much honor and grandness? However you are represents the whole of humanity.

See yourself as the one who has taken responsibility for shaping humanity, by you shaping you.


Powerful. Imagine, by my actions, responses, values, virtues, attitudes, and so on, I could direct and shape the future of mankind.

It seems so grandiose. But, as I think about it, we all actually do have this power. It's daunting. My best intentions tend to shrivel under notions like: what kind of difference can I REALLY make? I'm just one person after all. And sometimes, these musing take the a dark turn into: why should I be the one to uphold some higher moral standard? If no one else is doing it, what's the point? And: My life would be easier if I just coast along like every one else.

I know, and I think we all do--on some level, that we are shaping, re-shaping, creating, and re-creating our world. Living with that awareness makes me live differently, makes me feel responsible.

Anger is not an option, hatred is not an option, lies are not an option, cheating is not an option.
Love wins.