"We should always live in the dark empty sky. The sky is always the sky. Even though clouds and lightning come, the sky is not disturbed. Even if the flashing of enlightenment comes, our practice forgets all about it. Then it is ready for another enlightenment."
-Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"
After a regroup day, and indulgence of all things political and communications, thanks to the candidates and talking heads, I took off early today for a combo, long loop, and much needed time out on the road. Taking a straight shot west over the turnpike, I head through the Seminoles so I can loop back east and up the new way to Griffin. The picturesque stretch by 31st, the trailer park and out on Stirling, where I can loop back on Park and home and easily 10+ miles complete.
Tired, taking it easy, the weather a patchwork of threatening bands of storm clouds and pale blue skies...it's all just a means of letting off the big steam for the day, tiring out my circuits, running out the anticipated stress that will come with visitation. Just do it - I tell myself. Take the car for a drive, pop in to assess the scene, and take off. The rest of the weekend awaits, and time still for thinking and resting and eating. For watching the nation's soap opera ever unfold and speculate about the deliberate differences of choices we will make. Once again we are holding our collective breaths. We are crossing our fingers and lighting candles, sending up prayers to our ancestors who know the score. We appease ourselves with easy answers, because nothing will be settled. Only new questions to inherent from either side as we face the opposition of our own natures.
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