I have a dilemma. As I mention in many of the posts I write, I consider myself to be sort-of a student of the Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön. So I should meditate, right? Buddhists meditate... I should probably be meditating now. But instead, I'm replying to Threads here on PC. I consider each Thread I reply to, to be of the utmost importance. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother...

Decades ago, I worked as what used to be called an "Orderly" in the emergency department at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York. There was one young pediatrician there who, one time, commented that he wanted to see as many kids with problems as it would be possible for him to do. He said he didn't know why... but he did.

I sort-of feel similarly. I want to reply to as many Threads, from members here on PC who are hurting, as possible. I don't know why. And I don't know if anything I write really does much of any good for them. But I need to do it... for me. So, instead of taking the time to do the sitting meditation I should probably be doing, I'm using the time to just reply to one more Thread... one more Thread... perhaps it can be considered a type of meditation in it's own right? I don't know...