Author: S R Janssen

KICKING THE TIRES OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

S R Janssen

A.M. Wobbles

This morning’s meditation wobbled; my concern for G. distracted me. Still I reached a measure of centered calm. Had there been an emergency, I would have had the equanimity to deal with it.

Of course, I recognize that ninety percent of my concern is for myself. “How will I survive a change to my safe an comfortable circumstances?” That question always lurks in the dark basement of my mind.

As this month winds down, I intend to wind up confidence and belief that my well-being lies with my relationship with Source and not with parents, family, relations, bosses, teachers, or other figures of authority.

I am aware that I want a much better mood than this one. Before publishing today’s post, I must feel my way into a mindset that I like better. I’ll pick and choose among available thoughts, testing for the quality of the way it feels. Here’s a thought that feels buoyant: when I look at my previous work, I am always pleasantly surprised by how good they were. It wasn’t necessary to allow my frustration to abandon them on the wayside. 

I like the idea of moving ahead, because the output will always be better than I think it is.

I BEG TO DIFFER, DOCTOR HAWKINGS

S R Janssen

Stephen Hawkings removed his key from the ignition and parked his car.  He was a remote from my life as the planet Venus, but I will miss his presence in this world.

Such a prodigious mind, unraveling the tapestry of our Universe.  The press reports that within the pages of his last book he stated that God did not exist.  How can I disagree? He was a cosmological physicist, acknowledged as one of the brilliant minds of this century and the last. I haven’t read his last book so I don’t know what was in his mind when he referred to God.

I stand in one place; he stood in another. There is not a single square inch of common ground between us.  So Stephen Hawkings’s experience of the non-existence of God was valid for him.

Stephen Hawkings was a giant intellect. Within the realm of cosmological physics, I accede to his words.  However, there is no need for me to concern myself with his statements outside his field of expertise. An ordinary person like myself does not comprehend cosmology; it  doesn’t invalidate my experience of a universal mind. I am free to live within the framework of belief that arises from that experience.

He who spends time with the stars might not build seaworthy boats.