Throughway

Meditation reminds me that I'm part of the human family with all of its beauty and tragedy, suffering and freedom.  It teaches me that the way to freedom is through.  Meditation is not a task.  We're not trying to gain anything - we're just learning how to be present.  Quit looking for results in meditation - the practice is the thing.   

I tease other people unmercifully and I get away with it most of the time because I take shit with such equanimity.  I can't remember the last time someone made me angry.  Sure, I get mildly annoyed with people and life from time to time but really angry?  Whew.  There's a direct correlation here to the Ninth Step amends process where the act of admitting our faults (with the subtext being that we're asking for forgiveness - asking for it, not demanding it or expecting it) means that we can finally begin to forgive others.  And ourselves!  Who's more of a dick to me than me?