To be a human being is self-service work.

Notice the people

Many of them are searching for a place to hide

And the rest cry out, “look at me”

Where are you, old fool James

Somewhere in between, looking up

Watching the sun at it shines

From behind a silver cloud

James Lee Jobe 

The real goal of Zen is to find a way of life that’s easy and undramatic. Strong attachments lead to upset and drama.

Brad Warner

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

This life is an empty cup until you fill it yourself. The seas get filled by the rivers, but you and I don’t have that luxury. To be a human being is self-service work. 

James Lee Jobe

Appear as you are, be as you appear.

Rumi

Lake Tahoe, from a nearby peak, JLJ

Dust on the books, dust on the tabletops. Silence. Sunlight from the window lays in stripes across the dirty floor. One day is the same as the next. Nothing has changed for many years. The only visitor is death. No one else. Past midnight he calls on me, like a ghost with nowhere else to go. At dawn he will slowly stand and leave. Will I go with him? No, not today, but try me tomorrow. Or maybe the next day.

James Lee Jobe 

Our only inheritance is impermanence and the truth that conditions will rise and fall. 

Jessica Angima

Being kind to each other includes being kind to yourself. It’s the same with forgiveness. Yes, we should share, so also be sure to accept it when someone else shares with you.

James Lee Jobe 

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Thanks, James