Standing Straight in the Face of Adversity - The Way of Phi in Practice -

A flag is unfurling in the wind

Dear friend of wisdom,

Earlier today,

I was walking in the sunshine

and feeling the weight of the world

I could dissociate into something more pleasant

or succumb to the pain,

but is it possible to stay with both?

What happens if I keep a good posture

without distancing myself from misery?

Walking with a straight spine,

while intensely feeling the pointlessness,

I sense a connection

The music grows crisper

I hear the words more clearly

and I feel the waves in my soul

Such a pleasure to receive,

to commune, to connect

with the creativity which is also in me

Yet the temptation remains,

to go higher, to transcend,

to not have to feel

But I know that the road

which leads to temporary alleviation

is not where I want to go

It's not that I want to suffer

but if that is the price

then I am willing to pay it

For without truth,

without feeling,

there is no Way of Phi

And so, I stand in front of a flagpole

pointing upwards in a straight line

steadily holding the piece a colourful cloth

Gusts are coming and going,

providing the energy the flag needs

to show its true colours

Still here,

Christopher

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