August 22

Post 926, Day 232 of 2013
- and 963 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Maybe it's a trick of the mind, memory, or attention. I sense or intuit that not everything works out, not for me, or anyone else. Bad things happen. My philosophy tells me it is because of attachment, desire. They happen.

Here's the thing, though: Every setback I can think of - every one - has led to some advance. Every bad thing seems to have resulted in some opportunity, coincidental gain, chance meeting, new idea, or profit (materially, emotionally, or spiritually).

It is also in my philosophy that causation is an iffy thing. Since I have the conviction that my perception of time and space is an illusion (like everything else I perceive), everything that happens requires dozens, even thousands of 'coincidences' (think about that word for a minute... OK) in order to manifest. Where does the chain of causation begin?

It's as if everything that happens in our daily life - big events and non-events - begins with the Big Bang, and you could, if you had the timeless perspective, follow the sequence of events and 'coincidences' to that event; say, stopping at the red light yesterday.

I'm ruminating on this, because while I was waiting to play at a local open mic, I got a call from a friend, another musician. I had been working with him last winter, on his music, when he had to re-prioritize some things for personal reasons, and put the work on hiatus. He called to apologize for 'leaving me hanging' while he sorted out his personal stuff (having told me we would resume at some point), and tell me that he had decided to go in a different, more jazz-oriented direction than our duet was going.

I had intuited this at the time he put the pause in, and felt fine with it. But the thing I told him was that, a couple of weeks after he called the hiatus, my band cancelled a practice, which led to me going to an open mic I didn't usually get to, which led to me meeting Chad, a blues-oriented singer-guitarist-songwriter, who tapped me for a series of gigs that have been nothing but fun for me. Plus, Chad's become a good friend.

So, I told him I wished him luck, that I am always ready to jam when the opportunity presented itself, and when he got it together, I would come see him perform.

So many cliches (floors/ceilings, doors closing/opening, opportunity knocking, yada-yada) - all true. All happening to bring about the elusive point of 'Now'. 

It's as though the Universe is conspiring to show you that no matter how you perceive time and space, there is a timeless truth: Right now, everything is exactly as it should be.

That's a tough one, when you see injustice or pain, but there you are.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         210.8 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     210.4 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 0.4 lbs

Diet Comment

Just a blip.

Food Log 

Breakfast
Cocoa-kale-hemp-chia protein shake: Almond-coconut milk, kale, a large egg, cocoa, hemp seeds, chia seeds, whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon, vanilla, psyllium and stevia-inulin blend.

Lunch

Wild-caught salmon and black bean salad on Spring Mix greens, kale, and cole slaw blend.

Dinner

Protein bar. Dal Makhtani (black lentil curry) over broccoli.

Snack
Hard-boiled eggs with guacamole.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  28 oz.   Water: 144+ oz. and a shot of Jameson's Irish Whiskey.

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