As we enter the traditional times set aside to give thanks, participate in Rohatsu sesshins, and celebrate the nativity of Jesus, we also prepare to witness a year transformed. I enjoy New Years’ resolutions because I’m a natural-born list maker, but lately my Zen practice seems to be spoiling that for me. It becomes more and more apparent that, if I just sit in zazen, everything else should flow from that.
The restless list-maker and schedule planner in me is unwary of that kind of radical simplicity. But it’s really the only resolution I ever need to make: to sit. It’s a resolution that clears a lot of space, even if all that space can look a little intimidating. Hopefully I can realize there’s no need to fill every corner.
So, to sit. And to run. Period. After the Dallas White Rock Marathon in December, my running will simply be running. No starting line to toe, no finish line to strive for. For now at least, just running. I’m really looking forward to it.
I also will continue writing on my own, but I feel this blog has served its purpose, and I’ll delete it at the end of this year. Thanks for visiting it in any of its three incarnations over the past few years.
