230817 What I learned in my studies this morning 3

I wish I lived in 

Golden Age. Givin' it up 

On a Broadway stage.

Today's Meditation:

Today's Meditation II:

Today's Meditation III:

Thoughts:

Kindness is one of the primary things I try to teach my kids. 'Be kind' is a refrain I return to again and again. It's a fundamental assumption, built into everything else.

I don't always live up to my ideal (calling another driver a name sotto voce as I walked past their car today), but I usually catch myself in such situations and actively try to assume either accident or ignorance or temporary insanity . . . .

I remind myself to realize that they are a while person, with a complex life, of which this was literally the briefest moment. Maybe they are saints and they just didn't see me. Maybe they are normally not a great driver, but they're huge into volunteering to help others.

Even if my immediate instinct is crude, I can temper or ameliorate the impulse through conscious techniques to reorient my thoughts into more constructive paths.