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I can at least say, the vast majority of things I’ve been anxious about, in retrospect did not matter.

Posted by Bill Ekhardt on 9 January 2006 @ 6pm

Everything I do is important and vital for the lifeblood of humankind. I’m kind of like the computer code in LOST. Without me around, you don’t want to know what’s going to happen.

Posted by Travis on 10 January 2006 @ 9am

Yep… I’ve been realizing lately that I have spent thousands of hours of energy on stuff that really doesn’t matter. It just doesn’t. That’s a hard realization to come to. But it has freed me in a huge way.

Avacadoes, though. They matter. No really. They do. When my tree starts making them I’ll give you a whole bushel of them.

Posted by Jamie on 10 January 2006 @ 3pm

Jamie, are avocado trees pretty hardy? I’ve been seriously thinking about attempting to plant one… I’m just not real confident in my ability to keep things like that alive.

Posted by Joy on 10 January 2006 @ 7pm

Hi Joy– I started mine with a pit in a jar about three years ago. It made a move across town in the back of a truck, and has thrived despite my erratic gardening habits. No avacados yet… but it is a healthy and beautiful tree.

Posted by Jamie on 11 January 2006 @ 1pm

I have been thinking about your blof a few days ago, and the exact thought “No wait those are important!” honestly did jump to the forefront of my mind. I believe the fact that we worry about thing A as opposed to thing B makes us different from one another. Our thoughts and simple actions, differentiates us from our neighbor and reveals our character, which makes them important. It is not the energy, thought or work that we put into these things that are important, but the fact that we do these things that may gives them their validity. But also, within these things, even small things, we have the possibility to find what we call “greater things”. Who knew that the action of petting a cat, would lead you down this path to a blog? I’m not sure if this makes sense, but they say if you can’t say it correctly quote someone else who can…so maybe this helps

We may live in extraordinary times, but most of us spend the greater part of our existence doing quite ordinary things. Our simple, everyday experiences can, however, put us in touch with the deepest mystery of life…Unfortunately the sameness and repetition of everyday activities can numb our awareness to the power. We get nothing out of the ordinary, and so conclude that nothing of value is there. Instead we seek extraordinary experiences and the special techniques that might induce such states. We put religious experience too easily into the category of the unusual, and never expect to find God in the usual things we do. The rich, spiritual dimension of our ordinary activities is thus lost to us.

Charles Cummings

Posted by Andy on 16 January 2006 @ 10pm

did I say blof? let’s go with blog instead.

Posted by Andy on 16 January 2006 @ 10pm