I don't know if this is necessary, but I feel like saying it. I want to apologize for not staying on my supposed topic. I'm pretty sure that no one here cares that my Xbox is on the fritz. I suppose it's just that there isn't a whole lot going on in my life, and I somehow feel compelled to fill the space.
Plus, my friend De told me something last month. I am transgendered. Due to circumstances, I don't live as a woman 24/7, but I don't stop being trans jut because I'm not en femme all the time. So, technically, every little event in my life is part of my trans experience. Okay, that might be pushing it a little.
That's all I've got on this subject.
When I've seen Kate Bornstein perform, she talks about a kōan that had be given to her. It's kind of this little mystery or puzzle that comes from Zen Buddhism that, when reflected on, gives a person a greater understanding of how things are. The kōan was this:
ReplyDeleteThe way you do anything is the way you do everything.
The way you talk about your XBox being on the fritz, how you play with it, going out and getting the groceries, getting en femme, all of it is done by you and so it's all related.