Morning Mindset: reflecting gratitude. Inward and outward. I experienced a mind-blowing "wow" moment of synchronicity this morning. On the way to Jikoji for Zazen and the weekly meeting, I was thinking about how my view of Zen, Stoicism and Taoism is the closest I've come to understanding how people I've considered religious can have a passionate sense of "knowing" a truth or truths. Three hours later, a favorite podcaster referenced those same observations, almost to the words I'd thought. It felt validating, at a minimum. Understanding that the mind can correlate associations to random experiences based on what catches your attention (i.e., suddenly seeing far more of the car you've been thinking you might want to buy) prevented me from dropping to the floor and speaking in tongues. Plus, I was driving on windy roads.
Goals: a few to-dos.
Anticipation: dinner with Jen and My mom.
Wants: continued awareness.