tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830408308378348269.post6528258469044057296..comments2018-11-23T16:43:12.761-05:00Comments on B Throwsnaill's doggerel: Finally writingB Throwsnaillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431977217146195279noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830408308378348269.post-25444739744165854122011-04-12T23:01:25.847-04:002011-04-12T23:01:25.847-04:00Jeffrey, I was going to post this on your blog, bu...Jeffrey, I was going to post this on your blog, but I didn't want it to come across as too dissonant with the comments over there.<br /><br />I think that a zen approach is a wonderful lens to view life through, but I think it needs to be balanced with an empirical approach as well. Actions have consequences; and consequences, no matter how we perceive them, have an empirical reality.<br />Also, I've found that sometimes accomplishment requires a temporary deviation from a place of peace in order to achieve a more fundamental level of peace.<br />Maybe what I'm trying to say is that peace isn't always equal to pleasure or a sense of well being. Sometimes it's an inner knowledge that you are acting on a belief system or a plan, even if the plan may be resulting in actions that are producing some level of (hopefully short term) suffering.<br />I make this comment in the spirit of: "Do everything in moderation--including moderation."B Throwsnaillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431977217146195279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830408308378348269.post-82137553922543105432011-04-12T10:39:17.228-04:002011-04-12T10:39:17.228-04:00What's truly ironic is that following your int...What's truly ironic is that following your intuition and finding that sense of peace (even though you should be writing) dovetails perfectly with my post today - "J is for Jump." I can totally relate. :)<br /><br />http://jeffreypiercebooks.blogspot.com/2011/04/j-is-for-jump.htmlJeffrey Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031056305581520834noreply@blogger.com