SEVEN WORDS OF WISDOM, part 1: “Yutori,” “Meliorism”

August 26, 2025

I’ve decided to spend some time, this lovely, sun-dappled morning, during which I have already taken my four mile walk plus watered the back yard and gardens, to begin to contemplate the meaning of the following seven words, and whether or not I have actually begun to practice learning how to embody them during my nearly 83 years on this planet.

I’ll look at the first two words today, and divide up the others for both Wednesday and Thursday posts.

Yutori: etymology:  from the Japanese word yutoru, “to loosen, to relax.”

Well, well. I must say: this is the first summer that I have actually lived alone in my house for what is it now, 23 years? Always, I have had at least one housemate, usually two. I began this practice because I was concerned about my energy imprint, not wanting to be selfish: I figured if I invited others in to my three-bedroom home, I would cut my own energy use by nearly two/thirds. This thinking arose because at the time I had been taken in by, and terrified of, the “peak oil” agenda that basically places its trust in scarcity,  rather than abundance.

Where I want to put my own focus now IS in cultivating presence, another word for spaciousness. And I must say, living alone makes that practice easier. (Perhaps too easy?)

 

Meliorism: etymology: from the Latin “melior” (meaning better), plus “ism.”

“George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) is credited with its formulation and use. She used it to define her own philosophical stance between pure optimism and pessimism, believing that the world’s suffering is healable through collaborative human effort.” A very pragmatic approach.

I’m very much reminded here, of American pragmatist philosophers, whom I have always appreciated.

One might say that the on-the-ground experiment that I have been “practicing” for nearly 20 years, greenacresvillage.org, is a living example of pragmatism:

Over and over again, on a daily basis: Notice when something seems “off,” or “cramped,” or “stuck,” etc.  What does the situation call for? Do that. Notice the result, which always includes the unexpected!

“Meliorism” is a practice that I am constantly learning, re-membering (putting myself, and my situation, back together again). Every time I get impatient, which, as a double fire sign (with warlike Mars also in Sagittarius, opposite explosive Uranus), is way too often, I have to internally intone a startling piece of wisdom that flew into my right brain many years ago:

“The moment you are impatient

you recognize the force of time

that places in your way

the obstacles of space,

and starts a new chain of causation.” 

 

 

Meme Stream: Looking back to go forward . . .

August 25, 2025

Yeah. It appears that in order to move forward, we need to spend some time looking back, checking out what really happened, who did it, how, where, when, and why.

Remember this?

Can you imagine what it must feel like to be a deep stater right now?

And then, think about the normies, how they must feel . . .

Okay. Come on guys, you’re not stupid. In fact, you’re extremely intelligent, and want to do the right thing! Unfortunately, you’ve  been deliberately blinded over time by intensely clever deep state propaganda that reached a crescendo with the covid con. Really surprises me that you didn’t wake up then!

Well, actually. It’s no surprise, given the left-brain indoctrination we all go through, thanks to so-called education. Some of us, however, do manage to break out of that tiny cage, enlarge our perspective to the point where anything’s possible, anything!

Well whatever. Who knows what it takes for any of us to WAKE UP! We’re all so wonderfully unique!

Meanwhile, please! Use your largely undeveloped right brain/heart connection to simply imagine what it’s like to drop the veil from your bleary, bloodshot, cryin’ eyes!

Pay attention! Notice the difference between these two. The young woman on the right emits a subtle, accusatory, self-righteous aura, wearing her “color” like a badge of virtue. The young man on the right is calm, thoughtful, notices her projection, and refuses to take it on.

Big fuckin’ difference!

Important to get and remain calm, serving as centers of sanity during these tumultuous times that are designed to making raving maniacs of us all, so that we fight one another to death. (That way “they” don’t have to kill us . . .)

Agreed. Let go of F.E.A.R. (False Evidence Appearing Real). Nature abhors a vacuum. When fear dissolves, love remains. Just LOVE: the invisible fluid that fills and fuels the universe!

But then, remember, re-member, put yourself back together again! Notice where hate (fear’s disguise) rules your life. Just notice it. Notice it without judgment. Develop that inner witness to your experience, that doubled consciousness that spurs personal evolution!

Pay close, undivided attention long enough to the poison inside and it clears, simply disappears!

Let’s face it: this shadow work is utterly essential for peace-makers. Unless we are at peace within ourselves, we create the exact opposite of what we think we intend!

Furthermore . . .

Okay, let’s dip, for a single moment, into current “politics,” what appears to be “goin’ on” in the outer world. Better yet, let’s make fun of it.

You can call me a Trumper if you want. Looking backward is revelatory, eh?

Meanwhile, remember, re-member, even our “enemies” are our relatives. Our embodied selves play different roles here on planet Earth, with “friends” and “enemies;”  our “conflicts” exist to spur evolution.

That’s the 3D world. Let’s shift to 5D. Shall we? If so, then this is what happens.