I spend a LOT of time with people who believe themselves to be very intelligent, very clever, and very discerning when it comes to the deep truths of their religious experience… and yet, the slightest of life’s hiccups nearly always sets many of these folx on edge, triggering some, while others are sent completely off the rails.
So, in the spirit of today’s artisanal topic, I’d like to offer this:
If your religion-ing (or philosophizing for that matter) isn’t causing you to wrestle with existential thoughts and concepts on a daily basis, eventually growing more skilled and resilient that you may face these challenges in more and more successful ways thereby making art of your life, then you might want to consider changing how you’re practicing.
It’s not the tools, it’s the worker. It’s not the style, it’s the practitioner.
User error. Hard stop.
Religion (or philosophy) is deadly serious. Life and death kinds of serious.
Our practice of it should be, too.
(See y’all tomorrow)
So, in the spirit of today’s artisanal topic, I’d like to offer this:
If your religion-ing (or philosophizing for that matter) isn’t causing you to wrestle with existential thoughts and concepts on a daily basis, eventually growing more skilled and resilient that you may face these challenges in more and more successful ways thereby making art of your life, then you might want to consider changing how you’re practicing.
It’s not the tools, it’s the worker. It’s not the style, it’s the practitioner.
User error. Hard stop.
Religion (or philosophy) is deadly serious. Life and death kinds of serious.
Our practice of it should be, too.
(See y’all tomorrow)
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