May. 2nd, 2018

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dfr1973 (https://dfr1973.dreamwidth.org) started up a book club to read/discuss William Walker Atkinson's books and because he was associated with Charles Godfrey Leland, I thought to "append" my own thoughts to their main conversation.

I'm embarrassed to admit that I started Leland's "Mystic Will" but didn't finish the course of study. Yes, sign of a systemic problem, so much so that I harbor the thought that it's a bad idea to "join" this book club, even in my loosely defined notion of joining. I don't really need to start new projects that'll just peter out. Then again, a bit of accountability is a good thing and maybe I can use this loose connection to give a little fuel to my flagging practice.

This is fundamental (to accomplishing much of anything) and fundamentally related to a direction I want to take in the near future. Not to mention that I have numerous things I'm trying to accomplish and need to cultivate continuity and discipline.
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I am emerging out the backside of about 7 weeks (including about 6+ hours just today) of a freelance editing job that was a challenge in many ways. I just hit save, will let it sit overnight, give it a glance tomorrow morning and send it to the publisher. This will free up some morning time for what I'm terming my "preparatory work" necessary before taking a step toward a spiritual practice.

The group forming around https://williamwalkeratkinson.dreamwidth.org/ is very much aligned with what I'm wanting to do: "self-development through study and practice. We will be exploring WWA's work alongside several other authors who wrote about methods of disciplining the mind and body, and overcoming the various impediments to spiritual/personal development that our society has forced upon us."

Yup, pretty much.

Now, I'm gonna go out to the garden and try to reconnect with my body that's been neglected in favor of a huge, poorly written manuscript and a computer screen.

ps. if anybody knows the secret to making direct links to other dw users/groups, I'd love to know it.

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