Progress implies time, does it not? I am this today, and I shall be something better tomorrow. That is, in self-improvement or self-denial or self-abnegation, there is progression, the gradualism of moving towards a better life, which means superficially adjusting to our environment, conforming to an improved pattern, being conditioned in a nobler way, and so on. We see that process taking place all the time. You may have wondered whether progress brings about a fundamental revolution. To me, the important thing is not progress but revolution. Please don’t be horrified by the word ‘revolution’, as most people in a progressive society are, but it seems to me that unless we understand the extraordinary necessity of bringing about not just a social amelioration but a radical change in our outlook, mere progress is progress in sorrow; it may effect the pacification or the calming of sorrow, but not the cessation of sorrow, which is always latent. After all, progress in the sense of getting better over a period of time is really the process of the self, the ‘me’, the ego.

From What Are You Doing With Your Life?

#krishnamurti
#meditation
#phylosophy
#day18
#life

Been a busy December, translating into a lot of quick photos this year. Nice dram tonight for a blend, Wemyss Malt's "A Quarter Passed", a 25 year old at 53.6% ABV. Lemon, apple, and berries on the nose; lemon, herbs, honey, toffee, cinnamon, and ginger on the palate; nice spicy finish with some faint oak. Tiny bit sweet, but well-rounded and tasty.

#photography #drinks #whisky #whiskyadvent2025 #day18

#Inktober2025 #reflection

My #Day16 actually WAS a #Blunder! I tried to do too much. It wasn’t one joke, but 3 in a trench coat.

Drafting the different parts of the scene separately and bringing them together, i failed to integrate them well in either composition or style.

But on #Day14 + #Day18 I WAS able to coordinate multiple designs within a composition successfully.

One difference was these had a clear format & hierarchy: Tarot Cards in a spread & Travel Stickers on a suitcase.

Got slowed down by Life once again, but I’m not out of this fight yet! Here we have #day18 of #gobtober and the prompt is #guard

Notice anything funny about the armor pieces?