Wisdoms from the Journey - Vol VI (Dec 2012 thru May 2013)

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"Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of humankind." ~ Confucius (Wisdom is nothing without Compassion … … and Compassion, nothing without Courage.) 4
An Introduction to what Follows Everyone ends up collecting something as they journey through Life … For me, I simply ended up being drawn – while searching for “the truth” – to collect Truths. Now, ideological “truth” is a funny thing; slippery according to circumstance and very hard to pin down once captured … As such, it is very unlike Wisdom, which is constant -- obvious and tangible and plain and unchanging. Indeed (in-deed), even though we have been taught that Truth and Wisdom are “kissing cousins”, in actuality they couldn’t be more different. “Truth” is conceptual, while Wisdom is verifiable … “Truth” is knowledge – a noun, while Wisdom is the setting that knowledge into harmonious motion – a verb … “Truth” ponders & theorizes & hypothesizes, while Wisdom simply identifies what functions … “Truth” might delineate our choices, and yet it is Wisdom that guides us towards making good ones … “Truth” is intellectual; accumulating information and defining meanings. Wisdom is practical; making “facts” (and therefore Life itself) Meaning-full … “Truth” changes over time – contracting as old information is found lacking & expanding as new information is found to bear “Good Fruit”, while Wisdom remains the constant bellwether through which those evolutions ensue … “Truth” is a powerful tool – one that is utterly useless (and even drastically dangerous) unless skillfully used in harmony with acquired Wisdom … In essence, as one scholar once put it: “Truth is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is knowing not to put tomatoes into fruit salad.” As such, it is the former – “Truth” – that I have gently abandoned as “false”, and it is the latter – “Wisdom” – that I have repeatedly rediscovered to be True. And so it is that while I do most humbly and most publicly now declare that I most certainly do not have access to anything resembling “the Truth”, I most certainly have acquired access to a set of principles & values that – to the degree that they are courageously applied & enlivened – always prove to be Wise. And it is these same principles & values that are represented by the words & images contained in the pages that follow … May you each receive much Peace while reading them &/or gazing upon them, and may at least a few of them inspire you to go forth and know the Bliss that only comes to those who choose to put their Goodness into motion. Amen … Let it be so. Scaughdt December 8, 2014 5
Page 1 and 2: Wisdoms from the Journey (Volume VI
Page 3: "Wisdom is not wisdom when it is de
Page 7 and 8: Real Realism … (12/14/2012) The P
Page 9 and 10: Becoming Beauty-full … (12/18/201
Page 11 and 12: Becoming ONE again … (12/22/2012)
Page 13 and 14: The Right Choice … (12/26/2012)
Page 15 and 16: Escaping prison … (12/28/2012)
Page 17 and 18: The Brilliance of LOVE … (12/31/2
Page 19 and 20: You are going to get sick, so focus
Page 21 and 22: Love will do that … (01/02/2013)
Page 23 and 24: Through the Darkness … (01/09/201
Page 25 and 26: Freedom from the past … (01/11/20
Page 27 and 28: Dancing the Dance … (01/14/2013)
Page 29 and 30: A bigger Happiness … (01/16/2013)
Page 31 and 32: Setting Love free … (01/20/2013)
Page 33 and 34: Action is the Healer … (01/21/201
Page 35 and 36: Civil in disobedience … (01/22/20
Page 37 and 38: Rediscovering Purpose … (01/23/20
Page 39 and 40: Keep on rising … (01/24/2013) We
Page 41 and 42: Looking after the Powerful … (01/
Page 43 and 44: Clarity in cliché … (01/31/2013)
Page 45 and 46: No Tomorrow … (02/02/2013) “Wel
Page 47 and 48: Light within the Darkness … (02/0
Page 49 and 50: High-time to be Free … (02/07/201
Page 51 and 52: Remembering the Truth … (02/19/20
Page 53 and 54: Your greatest Power … (02/22/2013
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Wisdom of wizards … (02/25/2013)
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Vanquishing evil … (03/07/2013) F
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True Transcendence … (03/10/2013)
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Forgiveness, the verb … (03/13/01
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Today, the only Day … (03/15/2013
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Truth about the Truth … (03/18/13
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On letting Go … (03/21/2013) “F
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Living your Destiny … (03/24/2013
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Recognizing your Self … (03/26/20
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Setting your Self free … (03/28/2
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Knocking on Heaven’s Door … (04
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The ONE in the All … (04/06/2013)
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And indeed, religious faith is a pa
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On LOVE & fear … (04/19/2013) Whe
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It’s time for us all to remember
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The truly Important Days … (04/17
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What you do today matters, my Frien
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And yet, THERE IS ANOTHER WAY, my F
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Yes, there are people engaging in
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Finding your Way … (05/03/2013) A
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We aren’t going to make it much f
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What Kindness Knows - part two …
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What Kindness knows - part four …
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What Kindness knows - part six …
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