PRISMS AND POLKA DOTS

In today's Tao devotional, these words struck a chord with me......"We see activities only as obligations, and we strain against our fate."  

Who among us doesn't feel the load of obligations and stress over human mortality, fret about our personal lifespan, and try to understand what life is really all about.  Its purpose, our purpose, and the birth and death cycle of every living thing,  Our fate is sealed, yet we do strain against it.  The older we get, the more we cling to life and are tortured with the certainty of losing it.  The idea of being one breath away from nothingness, or some unknown, is daunting.  Think maybe it would be a lot easier being a tree or an earth worm, so we wouldn't have to worry and strain against our fate.

As to daily life, thank heavens the boyfriend checked our upright freezer, cuz it's not working.  He put all of the frozen packages in a shopping cart and placed the cart out on our deck.  Good thing it's cold outside tonight.

Goulash is on tonight's menu.  The basic hamburger, elbow macaroni and tomato soup.  The only excitement was Cuddy's visit to one of the bathrooms to rip up the tissues in the waste basket.  This is a nightly venture for the little guy, and we let him think he's really getting away with something behind our backs.  Ah, the joys of the fur babies who teach us humans how to stay playful.  Nothing pleases me more than seeing Cuddy be a little prankster.  It continues to amaze me how a little creature can live with us humans, adapt to our ways, yet still maintain their individuality.  Therein lies another one of life's wonders.  The longer they live with us, the more we are able to read their minds, know what they want or need.  I'm not one who believes we have dominion over the animals.  I believe we share the earth with them. 

It's the coziest time of day, darkness has set in, and the flickering flame of our fake candle has shadows dancing on the wall above it.  All is quiet for the moment.  I'm going to make a concerted effort to not strain my brain against the inevitable.  The Tao definitely gives one cause for pause and inner reflection.