Thanks for the thoughts, Jann. Time in European frame is mostly linear, so the here-and-now is bracketed by the "before and after". The yin-yang lives it as circular, an endless flow of concentric circles where the center or the pivot point is the here-and-now. Not better or worst, just different. The timeline modulates the energy and drive when young; the flow sweeps the undistracted with ease to those in the sunset of their years. We can choose. Jaime wangzhimu2031 earthrise consciousness, a gift; earthbound commitment, my choice yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate! in all, celebrate! -----Original Message----- From: via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: oe <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sat, Dec 19, 2015 4:46 am Subject: OE Digest, Vol 45, Issue 17 Send OE mailing list submissions to oe@lists.wedgeblade.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to oe-request@lists.wedgeblade.net You can reach the person managing the list at oe-owner@lists.wedgeblade.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of OE digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Holiday Greetings (via OE) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:04:36 -0500 From: via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: Oe@wedgeblade.net Subject: [Oe List ...] Holiday Greetings Message-ID: <151b18b5024-75c4-1c73a@webprd-m48.mail.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Esteemed Colleagues, I value our continued community. Here's my annual letter. As healthy and active as ever, I became old in this, my 79th year, perhaps because of living in the same house for half my life. Everywhere I looked, I saw the past peeking through: open school campuses, now with high locked gates; houses, including my own, where the dear departed used to live; almost empty churches where I once worked and worshiped. Playing time traveler became a habit. I enjoyed the melancholy it evoked, until yesterday, when a stern inner voice said, ?Stop this game! Life is in the present moment.? Awakening, I saw a bougainvillea flaming in brilliant sunshine. I treasure my time of solitary prayer and meditation, and shared ceremonies which mark the days, moons and seasons. I?m grateful for study with wise teachers in vast virtual classrooms and for community service promoting art, feeding my spirit. When I see my sons and their families pursue their dreams and celebrate their journeys, it fulfills my own life?s vision. I pray we keep our hearts open and light in spite of the daily news. I revere the babe in the manger, the carpenter who healed, the Cosmic Christ and the Mother and Father of All. Love and blessings Jann McGuire