Why I Write (2.0)
And Why I Still Write. I Don’t Write because I Know. I Write because I Don’t Know. I Don’t Write because I Understand. I Write as a Way of Seeking Understanding. For me, Writing is a Critical, Transformational Process of Inquiry. When I write, I don’t regurgitate other people’s answers. What I write is who […]
A Genuine Heart of Sadness
Going beyond the surface to what is real, genuine, authentic. For many years I’ve been going deeper into what life is all about. Life itself compels me to keep going, digging and working my fingers to the bone, so often leaving my heart and soul tattered and torn. It is true that everything I need […]
Let BE… Let GO… Let COME…
Non-Judgment (Let BE) Non-Attachment (Let GO) Non-Resistance (Let COME) “If good happens, good. If bad happens, good.” (Lao Tzu) “Mastery of the world is achieved by letting things take their natural course. You cannot master the world by changing the natural way.” (Lao Tzu) “Unfinished Poem: I would love to live like a river flows, […]
Dogma
If I already know… I can no longer learn. “A man with a conviction is a hard man to change.Tell him you disagree and he turns away.Show him facts or figures and he questions your sources.Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point.”— Stanford University psychologist Leon Festinger “The very desire to be certain, to be secure, […]
A Seed of Knowing
There is a knowing that is based in the head and There is a knowing that is based in the heart. Head knowledge is the type of knowledge we need for daily tasks, problem solving, fixing things, and a whole variety of technical skills. It is essential when used for what it is meant for. […]
Progressive & Open versus Regressive & Closed
The Process of Change and Growth begins with a Progressive and Open Mind (thinking, perspective, perception), Heart (feelings, empathy, understanding), and Will (daily living, outward expression, actions / interactions / reactions). Are we nurturing an open and progressive Mind, Heart, and Will, or are we fostering a closed and regressive Mind, Heart, and Will? Are […]
Learning to See
From seeing to Seeing Developing the Depth and Clarity of Perception. Our perspective and perception creates and changes our world. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” (Marcel Proust). “If one wants to see a thing very clearly, one’s mind must be very quiet, without all […]
Unclenching the Fists
We come into this world with hands empty and open. We leave this world with hands empty and open. Yet we live our lives like things and people, ideas and beliefs are ours to cling to and keep forever. Living with Open Hands is an expression of an Open Mind Open Heart Open Will “Chase after money […]
Truth or Lies … YOU Choose!
Truth or Lies, Life or Death There are Two Ways Before Each One of Us A Good Citizen will Learn to STOP AND THINKFor the Sake and Survival of our Democracy Are you using due diligence to investigate all of the information that you share? YOU ARE PROBABLY SPREADING MISINFORMATION. HERE’S HOW TO STOP. It is […]
Seeing with the Eyes of the Brokenhearted
Seeing through the Eyes of my own Brokenheartedness “Those who do not weep, do not see.” (Victor Hugo, Les Misérables) “The vast majority of people throughout history have been poor, disabled, or oppressed in some way (i.e., “on the bottom”) and would have read history in terms of a need for change, but most of […]
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Living with Open Hands 1.0
A Memoir by Ron Irvine.
“Only by exploring and sharing my autobiography can I witness my discoveries of the sacred. My story is not normative. I am under no illusions that I am a saint, a hero, or a model for anyone. I do not write in order to say: Here is the map for you to follow. I only share some of the twists and turns of my journey in order to encourage you to take your own story seriously. Examine the sacred text of your own experience, reconstruct the events and relationships that went into the creation of your being, re-collect memories, and form them into a narrative that makes your life a once-told tale.” (Sam Keen)
Chapter 14: 
duongd
December 4, 2013
Hi Ron,
Thanks for helping me get moving with my blog. 🙂
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Ron Irvine
December 4, 2013
You are welcome
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Julie shale
October 3, 2014
Your work is absolutely amazing Ron I am so proud to be your friend you are a truly and inspirational gentleman thank you
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Ron Irvine
October 3, 2014
Thank you my dear friend.
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Jude
July 8, 2017
I am excited to read your book! Hoping to be notified via this post..
Thanks so much, Jude
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Ron Irvine
July 8, 2017
Yes. I will communicate that here. Thank you!
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Ron Irvine
September 6, 2018
I’m having some issues with getting this published. But I also question whether publishing is necessary since it is already published here. All that matters to me is that it makes a difference to others. Over 63,000 hits is encouraging. I just hope that others will find ways to penetrate the depths of their own hearts and souls in a similar way as me. Go within. Listen to that still small voice of truth.
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