Essential Zen

So now that all the cards are on the table, shall we get back to a discourse on "spiritual evolution to exchange ideas and to learn."

What is everyone working on these dog days of summer? Personally I am working on setting boundaries. I have observed that the word warrior tends to bring out the worst in people at first (I know it did me). Feeling that power that I could say whatever I damned well wanted to say and remain unapproachable because "I am a warrior". Thats Lovely...actually I was a self absorbed knucklehead. There are consequences to each action and I am not here on this little blue ball on the ass end of the universe by myself. I am working on the balance of having boundaries that are healthy, while also being aware of others needs to express themselves as well. Some days are better than others...I dont think that Warrior means pushy asshole...what do you think?

I'm working as usual on a veritable plethora of things. I said the other day, that this sort of work is not a thing of concentration on one particular thing, but is a plethora. Don Juan provided a variety of things to consider, and it seems to me, in the process of daily living, little aspects of what he mentioned come up, and as they do, there is the opportunity to deal with them. Add to that the teachings of my favorite Zen dudes and I'm left with a continuum of reflection....did that action/reaction say anything? Did that other point out something? How did I react to that? Why did I react to that? What does that mean? Constant, even during dreaming...who are those folk? What the hell did that scenario point out?