Breathing

Give it a thought.
You can think about your breathing today.
Your breathing is important.
Your breathing can occur unconsciously or consciously.
There are kinds of breathing. Athletes know some kinds. Singers know other kinds.
One kind of breathing may be better than another kind.
How does your breathing effect your body?
How does your breathing effect your mind?
Take some time today to attend to your breathing.
Attend to your breathing one breath at a time.

Teachings

The following is is from what I sometimes call the ageless wisdom teachings. It only represents my limited understanding as of this day. Please forgive me if I write as if I thought that you have chosen me as your teacher. I do so mainly so as to avoid feeling the necessity to qualify each sentence.


You understand more and more that it is difficult to trust your senses appropriately. You believe that you have already been betrayed by them. They do not betray. You gather information and learn skills you need to interpret them appropriately.


You learn that when you say, "Those flowers smell beautifully." or, perhaps, "That smells like shit." you are using your words to betray yourself. You know that neither flowers nor shit has the ability to smell in the way you understand. On what levels does your mind 'understand' that which you say?


Some find the skill of right speech is easier to develop than is right perception. You will increase your sanity by learning both.


Take a few minutes of the next couple of days to note the ways in which men and women innocently say things which are incorrect to others and to themselves. When they say things which are not correct and when you say things which are not correct, minds are deceived. Find it best not to deceive your mind. Your mind tends to believe you. That mind is weakened and confused by the 'lies' you tell it. Your mind hears that which you say and believes much of that which is said with feeling. I may believe when it has only been told once.


Increase your power. Correct your ideas of your existence. Your mind is your tool tool for mastering your senses, your interpretations, and your communication. The more truth and reality your mind is treated to the more beneficently and effectively it will work for you.


You have the power to master a mind that is recognizing its power.


You have a great self. The better you treat it the more powerful its function.


It is a good practice to avoid telling yourself that which is not correct.


I teach to learn. Thank you.

Where Do I Get This Stuff From?

I've been asked were I get my post material from. The Answer is, "From my mind."


Past and present reading helps; Wikipedia helps;  Google search helps. Good conversation has been a great help as have your comments.


I'm interested things and the thoughts sort of pop out. Sometimes I pray for an editor. Sometimes I wish I had thought again before pushing the post button.

Where Do I Get This Stuff From?

I've been asked were I get my post material from. The Answer is, "From my mind."


Past and present reading helps; Wikipedia helps;  Google search helps. Good conversation has been a great help as have your comments.


I'm interested things and the thoughts sort of pop out. Sometimes I pray for an editor. Sometimes I wish I had thought again before pushing the post button.

Up-Date from Cuenca

Memory is going fast, so I'd like to thank a few people while I have it in mind. Of course, it is very likely that I won't remember half the names. Thank you: Gerry, Rex, Gary, Kevin M, Bridget, Eleano, Dorian, Gloria L.
Thank all of you for being in my life. I have felt especialy  supported and appreciated by each of you.

The surgery was done yesterday. Two surgens worke for about an hour. One surgeon pecialized in cancer surgery and the othe was a plastic surgen. The took turns assisting. Little pain. I go in tomorrow to check on the biopsy and then to Gustavo, the cancer man.

The travel bug in me is dead; died peacefully after a long and interesting life. I don't expect to see it again in this life. I do expect that pleasant memmorys of it to be an ongoing gift. South Americans are marvlously differently from each other and great American neighbors.

I am also feeling the lose of my spellcheck, but have high hopes for seening it again in this life.

As I have said that I have not felt well and that is true. It will probably continue to be true. I'll try not to be a bore about it.

Mind and body are slowing and showing all the signs of aging. My mind seems to have begun to roll back in on itself.

It seems it is time for me to be content in my little JT house and do my best to live in comfort and digity there.