The great risk
of all spirituality
is that it so easily
becomes a surrogate
for being present
to life.~ James Finley
Merging Traffic
Poems, Musings, Quotes and Prayers by Dennis Ference
The great risk
of all spirituality
is that it so easily
becomes a surrogate
for being present
to life.~ James Finley
Merging Traffic 
Right. Once years ago I got caught up in that.
I still have to acknowledge the power of this temptation periodically. Thanks for sharing.
This one is a zinger, Dennis. Thank you… The idea isn’t to turn ourselves into projects, but to free ourselves from trying to buttress misperception and falsehood so we can engage more deeply. I have to keep an eye on this as well… 🙂
Peace
Michael
Hey, Michael. I always try to return to this insight when I start feeling clever and “above it all.” Peace, brother on the journey!