...Moving past life's illusions ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Hi John! Life has a funny way of reminding us that we're human. It cracks every illusion wide open! Onto that in a moment... In this week's email: Cartoon: Coming, going, running for our lives 🤭 Dad Jokes: STILL walking 🚷 Video: Identifying me 🌕 Original: Abstract anomaly 🍷 Quote: Looking for flowers 💐 |
| ARE YOU CARRYING RELIGIOUS TRAUMA?
I draw a cartoon every day, and that's a lot of cartoons! For the next couple of weeks, I thought I'd share a few of the more lighthearted cartoons that make me (and hopefully you!) laugh. Do you have a favorite NakedPastor cartoon? Tell me what it is. Maybe I'll share it! |
| I asked my wife to remind me when her birthday was. She said March 1st. So I walked around the living room and asked her again. |
| I've been running around calling myself Sophia lately... Here's why. |
| This week's original painting is one of the most abstract painting's I've ever done! It's called Subtract and it's about the need to remove distractions in order to grow into your authentic self. If you love it, click here and buy it! This one is very unique and will sell quickly. |
| Pete Seeger co-wrote the iconic song “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” But what was Seeger’s spirituality? When asked about his religious or spiritual views, Seeger replied: “I feel most spiritual when I’m out in the woods. I feel part of nature. Or looking up at the stars. [I used to say] I was an atheist. Now I say, it’s all according to your definition of God. According to my definition of God, I’m not an atheist. Because I think God is everything. Whenever I open my eyes I’m looking at God. Whenever I’m listening to something I’m listening to God.” Seeger was a member of a Unitarian Universalist Church in New York. |
| SON OF A MONK: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE AND DEATH |
| I can’t remember where I read this story or the name of the Buddhist monk, but it took place hundreds of years ago. Apparently, this monk lived on top of a mountain and had many disciples. They would come and sit at his feet every day and receive his instruction. He taught them things such as everything is an illusion, and suffering rises from investing in these illusions and believing them to be real. And then one day, his young son died. The monk went into deep mourning and hid in his cave for a long time while he grieved the loss of his dear son. His disciples became very distressed. After many months, he eventually emerged from his cave. His disciples were a little upset, and inquired of him, “Master! You taught us your whole life that this is all an illusion and suffering arises from it. Why did you grieve so, if death is just an illusion?” The master responded, “This illusion was a fairly convincing one!” Do you relate to this story? Because I sure do. No matter how much time and effort we spend on becoming better humans… wiser, more intelligent, more gracious and patient and loving and kind… sometimes something comes along that derails us from the illusion that we are immune from loss, suffering, conflict, pain, and death. Sometimes life reminds us that we’re human. And that’s okay. |
| Did this newsletter make you think of someone? Forward it to them! Maybe the dad joke will make them laugh or maybe they'd enjoy the story of the monk. Sharing is caring, after all! Much love, my friends! David |
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