👩🏫 TREE 697: 8 billion teachers
Sara Miles wrote a wonderful book about giving away groceries in San Francisco called Take This Bread.The thing that has stayed with me in the decade or so since I read it is her statement that everyone has something to teach me. I’ve tried to make it one of the guiding principles of my life.
I’m not perfect at it. I struggle the most with learning from everyone when crazy-rich people give advice about contentment or adversity. It’s like, ‘Oh wow, your anecdote about your silent retreat with the Starfish Nuns of the Upper Clouds in Kuala Lumpur opening your being to the fact that adversity is a gift be be cherished is sooo relatable. I now feel 950% better about struggling to find the money to fix my broke-ass car.’
The messenger flavours the message.
The skill that I am still very much in the process of developing is the ability to receive the nourishment of truth even when it has a funky flavour. Everyone really does have something to teach me. When I’m not open to learning. It doesn’t hurt them. It hurts me.
This is entirely delightful!
My car is fine by the way.
Grow slowly
Jeff
P.S. Remember to say thank you by buying my book for every single person who’s ever taught you something.
Life forms are vast and are our teachers as we are theirs. Fish, birds, human doings, I mean beings🤭amass our earth. I practice soul gazing. I make eye contact and look within the life forms. The interactions are what employ me and teach me. I only see the life that connects us and feel it. Life is a great Game. Handle with care🪷. Btw, great date!
What I am learning, is to feel the energy in everything, even inanimate objects. Even rocks 🪨 cry out👂Healy makes good products for this in health care.🪷