Two phrases in a conversation (zaibatsu), 05/30/2019
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My wife was sharing some thoughts with me on a subject, and 
two phrases she used stood out to me.

# Sustainable Spirituality

Some might argue that all spirituality is invented, some 
might argue that all spirituality is genuine; I feel that 
reality is somewhere in the middle. I've seen reality in 
spirituality, and I've seen a whole lot of contrivance. The 
general thought here is that real spirituality is 
sustainable. It may be difficult, it may require something 
of the holder, but it isn't an endless pushing of a boulder 
up a hill. If spirituality is nothing but pain, then we're 
doing it wrong. Humans do a lot of things wrong in spiritual 
concerns. Our spirituality is often unsustainable.


# Calcified Ideas

Should our hearts and minds be like a rock, frozen, hard, 
and cold with ideas that we planted there once upon a time, 
or should they be warm, piable, able to learn and grow? 
If truth is solid and real, does it mean that our 
understanding of truth has to be set in stone once and for 
all, and that we're perfect enough to do that at any point 
in our life? Can we have real truth, without a hard heart?