David Jackson Western life will not return to what it was before covid-19. There remains a broad desertion from being part of a greater whole. We are living in a time of the fracturing of what we knew before. The focus is out of balance—in favor of Me rather than US—to the extreme! What I sense today … Read more
The living thing is getting difficult in body and soul. I’m discouraged by yet another episode of the Israeli /Palestinian conflict. How long will this unceasing display of hate and rage, that leads to the murderous contamination of rational hope of living in peace, continue? There are no rules—applied to the “other”—but to slaughter and … Read more
I was taken by the documentary on PBS’ presentation of Nova: The Black Hole. What I see is beyond thinking or perceiving. It is the limit of human knowing for one, and perhaps the limit of understanding as well. One has to be a respectable skeptic because the concept itself will swallow you up. I … Read more
Some dark feelings, a mood where I sense we humans are about to meet something more deadly and horrendous than we can imagine. There are questions I have about my capacity to “see” into the deeper levels of darkness because I have difficulty separating fear from truth. “Love thy neighbor if . . . ” … Read more
Within the community that I live in I’ve just learned that there is one resident and three staff members with the coronavirus—the character of its ambiguity changes constantly. I want to find out who the three staff members are. Watching government respond—their management of resources, ability to organize and put systems in place in a … Read more
“Life is not about God, it is about biology and behavior that is compatible with Nature.” David Jackson A solid, self completing statement—like cement. The question that arises is how are we to manage our behavior? In the biological sphere it is a question of where, in the history of our genetic farm, does the … Read more
Wow! It happened again just yesterday . . . I had to block my credit card, and in addition to that, I spent 5 hours going through the Comcast process which requires me to wait, wait, and wait some more—intense toleration. I suppose it’s all in a days work for big business, but to us … Read more
Talk about Psychological torture! I’m becoming a scam expert. First on the telephone live, then on messages. “You Won!”, it tells me. All I have to do is pay $1 for shipping! You owe $1—put it on your credit card. So I give them my card numbers and information. The next thing I know I … Read more
I feel like the end is near, as if I’m rattling in my cage. I see myself as an antiquated machine, a creaky, old, haunted house—the grunting gets deeper. This is a summary of my present self and my relationship with humankind. “So you want me to give up on my personal illusions and trade … Read more
Loose fit. Finding place, meaning, purpose. When I look at the routine of life I see it holding me together, as everything in the world today seems so much more conflated. Part of it is the hard-to-accept reality that there is little hope for human life in coming together beyond the meaning of basic survival and … Read more