Living the Question Blog

“There ain’t no answer. There ain’t going to be any answer. There never has been an answer.     That’s the answer.”

– Gertrude Stein

Questions – Round 1

Questions – Round 1

Our weekly offering 'Living the Question' has for over a decade now collected  verse, poetry, prose, lyrics, video and audio  from varied...

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On Vocation…..

On Vocation…..

"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy" Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand...

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Look to this day

Look to this day

Look to this day, for it is life, the very breath of life. In its brief course lie all the realities of your existence; the bliss of...

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Lost

Lost

Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful...

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Understanding

Understanding

"Happiness never comes through answers.  it comes only when we're so tired of answers, that we just decide to live questions fully" Gene...

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15 thoughts

15 thoughts

1) The past has no power over the present moment. 2) Boredom, anger, sadness, or fear are not ‘yours,’ not personal. They are conditions...

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Fighting Chance

Fighting Chance

What do I get for this? I said & the angel gave me a catalog filled with toasters & clock radios & a basketball signed by...

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Neck Deep in Grace

Neck Deep in Grace

...A friend James Baraz tells of traveling to India to be with the guru H. W. L. Poonja... Poonja was celebrated for his freedom of...

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Seuss-ian thought

Seuss-ian thought

"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all...

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A Quechua  Prayer

A Quechua Prayer

"Great Creator, Grant me the light of wisdom. Mother Earth, bountiful source, Help me draw strength from the ground beneath my feet....

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Connection

Connection

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe... The universe would be incomplete...

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Your Laughter…

Your Laughter…

Take breath away from me, if you wish, take air away, but do not take from me your laughter. My struggle is harsh and I come back with...

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Altered states

Altered states

The key to chronic ecstatic awareness is to continually cultivate altered states. I don’t think we need psychedelics for that, though I’m...

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Midlife is when….

Midlife is when….

I think midlife is when the Universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers your ear, “ I’m not...

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On Relationship…

On Relationship…

A good relationship has a pattern like a dance and is built on some of the same rules. The partners do not need to hold on tightly,...

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Controlling Circumstances

Controlling Circumstances

…There's always going to be something that is going to challenge your idea that you can control circumstances. You cannot control...

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Bless my Heart…

Bless my Heart…

The road of life gives us many opportunities to bless every heart . Consider the following possibilities; What if I bless my heart all the...

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