Memories
2. Memories Fade.
Covid isolation day 121.
It has been long enough for my former life to begin fading away into relics and fuzzy memories of a past that no longer exist. These are the good ole days. The present moment, now, is all there is and I will live my best life now.
I’m developing new thoughts and new ways of being that are not dependent on other people.They can not be dependent on other people because there are no other people in my now. My heartmind is grieving my former life and once again I say attachment is the trap, attachment is causing suffering. We all suffer. As I grieve so do I change, reinventing my life, walking alone
Adventure: “When we are truly in a spirit of adventure, we are moving just like this child. Full of trust, out of the darkness of the forest into the rainbow of the light, we go step by step, drawn by our sense of wonder into the unknown.Adventure really has nothing to do with plans and maps and programs and organization. The Page of Rainbows represents a quality that can come to us anywhere – at home, or in the office, in the wilderness or in the city, in a creative project or in our relationships with others. Whenever we move into the new and unknown with the trusting spirit of a child, innocent and open and vulnerable, even the smallest things of life can become the greatest adventures.
Zen says truth has nothing to do with authority, truth has nothing to do with tradition, truth has nothing to do with the past – truth is a radical, personal, realization. You have to come to it. Knowledge is certain; the search for personal knowing is very, very hazardous. Nobody can guarantee it. If you ask me if I can guarantee anything, I say I cannot guarantee you anything. I can only guarantee danger, that much is certain. I can only guarantee you a long adventure with every possibility of going astray and never reaching the goal. But one thing is certain: the very search will help you to grow.
I can guarantee only growth. Danger will be there, sacrifice will be there; you will be moving every day into the unknown, into the uncharted, and there will be no map to follow, no guide to follow. Yes, there are millions of dangers and you can go astray and you can get lost, but that is the only way one grows. Insecurity is the only way to grow, to face danger is the only way to grow, to accept the challenge of the unknown is the only way to grow.”
~ Osho
Thank you for stopping in for a visit. Your visits lift my spirits. Stay safe and well out there in the CCE. The sickness is spreading rapidly here. Much love ❤️ Peace
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My Eclectic Life 
Jul 25, 2020 @ 12:39:00
Walking alone is not easy — until you become accustomed to it. Then it becomes almost idyllic. The adjustment is tough, though — hang in there!
Jul 25, 2020 @ 16:04:03
I’ve been alone a long time but not Covid alone. It’s a lot more alone than living and traveling alone.
Jul 25, 2020 @ 18:34:18
You’re right — Covid alone is VERY much more difficult than just living/traveling alone. I often tell people that there’s a huge difference between alone and lonely, but I now realize that, although there’s a huge difference, there’s a very fine line separating them. I have a couple of friends that I talk with daily on the phone, and I’d be very sad without them.
Jul 26, 2020 @ 07:24:15
You’re blessed to have them to chat with.
Jul 25, 2020 @ 15:38:05
I spoke in person (!) to one of my friends the other day. We were far apart and wearing masks, but it made me happy to communicate face-to-face with someone other than Tony! It’s the little things now…the little things.
Jul 25, 2020 @ 16:08:09
I get great joy from a wave from a stranger. This weekend I’ve gone to visit friends. It’s so refreshing to be around other people laughing and playing. It’s risky. But they are very careful people.
You are right. It is the little things. My mental health is important. It’s back to solitude on Monday.
Jul 25, 2020 @ 18:46:00
Your memories are pretty wonderful. I have to believe that eventually we’ll be making new memories and this isolation time with become fuzzy.
We were on vacation. It was weird to go somewhere. I felt foolish, dangerous, ridiculous sometimes. We spent some time with friends (without masks!!! egads. -they are careful people). When I said goodbye yesterday, I cried. It’s as hard to be with people right now as it is to be without.
Be strong. Be well. Be happy (ish). We WILL make it through this thing.
Jul 26, 2020 @ 07:21:53
I am not confident that I will make to a time when isolation fades.
I’m visiting friends now. No masks. It’s was weird to come here. It is fun. In the back of my mind I am worried.
Jul 26, 2020 @ 08:35:50
I have a little cough right now. Tomorrow I’m teaching summer camp (IN PERSON). I actually make a huge effort not to be worried. Not always successful.
I’m glad you’re with friends. Maybe you can stay longer?
Jul 26, 2020 @ 10:00:32
Have fun teaching. Coolest. I try not to worry. Mostly I stay home.
I can’t stay longer, but I can return in a few weeks.
Jul 26, 2020 @ 11:51:14
wonderful that you can return. Something to look forward to!!
Jul 26, 2020 @ 14:36:41
Definitely