THE OPTIMIZATION TRAIN

Where does it go?

We climb aboard the optimization train to get somewhere? But where?

Is it the here, the now, that wants our attention to deliver the message that we really need to receive?

Is presence a ritual where each breath gives us the consolation that the next train stop will deliver the anticipated message?

What message do we seek? Is it our obituary?

Let the train of anxiety depart on its endless journey. You have already arrived at the station of joy if you are open to experience the here, the now, with its eternal message that life is good, and good enough.

The media, the oligarchs and their businesses, and our corrupt POTUS fascist regime barrage us with alarms that can keep us confused and running for that train of optimization. That confusing fog allows for scandals like the Epstein affair to escape our attention. Presence gives us a collected view of what is happening around us and resources to do what is required of us.

Blessed are those who let the optimization train pass them by and who then return to joy.

Resist as you are able— today, tomorrow, every day, with presence…and compassion.

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Image credits: BART train at Richmond station on a postcard published in the 1970s, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice.