Found stuffed in my leathers, for a certain Deshi

“Some of us need to discover that we will not begin to live more fully until we have the courage to do and see and taste and experience much less than usual...There are times, then, when in order to keep ourselves in existence at all we simply have to sit back for a while and do nothing. And for a man who has let himself be drawn completely out of himself by his activity, nothing is more difficult than to sit still and rest, doing nothing at all. The very act of resting is the hardest and most courageous act he can perform: and often it is quite beyond his power.

We must first recover the possession of our being before we can act wisely or taste any experience in its human reality. As long as we are not in our possession, all our activity is futile.”

~ Thomas Merton

Yesterday's Horoscope

Devotion to Integrity

You may find yourself in a discussion today that brings up issues of integrity and honor. This gives you the opportunity to examine your feelings and reaffirm your devotion to your commitments. In being honorable, we also recognize that circumstances and people change, and therefore the nature of our commitments may need to be reevaluated with time. As we grow in experience and understanding, it becomes necessary to look at the motivation that prompted certain agreements, and honor the spirit in which they were made rather than blindly following rules that have lost their meaning. As we move through different phases of our lives, our priorities are likely to change as well. This shifting of defining factors helps us to determine who we choose to be. Today we allow this energy to help us feel honest devotion to our commitments.

Questions of honor and integrity are dependent upon knowing our selves, goals, and priorities. Just like redecorating a house, we don’t necessarily have to tear down the entire structure to make renovations. We can maintain our commitments but also rejuvenate them when we take the time to examine them and shift our approach. In other cases, such as the growth of a child, your parenting techniques may change while the core of your goal as a parent remains the same. You may even need to let go of some aspects that are not working, but when you can honor the spirit of the commitment, you can make changes and renew your devotion with integrity.