Perhaps this is not fully in tune with the book I'm reading, The Politics of Mindfulness, but I noticed a fellow blogger post the goals they'd set for their 20-some odd year of existence. Having dug this blogger's work, I've decided to map out a few things for my eighteenth rotation 'round the sun.
I urge everyone to do so. It's very interesting to see what others show compassion for today and how they will translate it tomorrow. It may seem quixotic on the net, I know, but I think it's necessary.
Broadly:
-Give light to process and proactivity.
-Go into as many situations with the idea that each being has the infinite desire of happiness and a penchant for compassion.
-Become more aware of the Earth's suffering.
Specifically:
-To complete education and training this spring in order to become a forest firefighter this summer.
-Wrap up editing and filming of the advocacy documentary piece on citizens' role to decide what source of energy we use to toast the bread in the morning.
-Make as little as three seperate treks into Montana wildernesses this year.
-Volunteer next year for the MontPIRG group.
-Read some more Twain, some more Thoreau, some more Ferlinghetti, some more Dylan.
-Keep my mind open to, and my eyes keen to Asian literature and philosophy.
-Practice the following prayer for the people of this Earth...
At this very moment for the people and nations of this earth,
May not even the names disease, famine, war, and suffering be heard,
But rather may pure conduct, merit, wealth, and prosperity increase,
And may supreme good fortune and well-being always arise for them.
Arbitrarily:
-Train my body fervently in the ways of the ultimate frisbee disc in the Montana sun.
-Read Free Lunch
-Be increasingly dedicated to the conditions of the environment around me.
-Remember the phrase...
Thus shall you think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
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Thank you for sharing your goals with us. I hope you are able to achieve them all and keep us updated.