Thoughts of the Day
Over the years, ICRL’s president, Jeff Dunne, has found that the study of the natural world – animals, plants, stones, the land and sky, and many things beyond – is one of the best ways to understand oneself, and likewise that self-exploration often gives powerful insights into the nature of the world. On this page, Jeff aims to capture some of the insights that have come to him over the years, lessons that the world has offered to him, in hopes that perhaps one of them might be just the thing that someone else needs to hear at this moment. And even if not the exact right message, perhaps one will point the way through a door of discovery, sparking an idea that will lead to seeing things in a new light.

October 17, 2025 | How long can a person delude themselves? A day? A year? A lifetime? Can a person truly grow when their life is based on ignoring unpleasant truths? |
October 16, 2025 | Try experimenting with life. Pay attention to see what works and what doesn’t, and sometimes try something completely different. |
October 15, 2025 | As humans, we think of ourselves as a single entity, but that’s not really true. We’re a collective of many living organisms, just as we are merely one constituent of many other organisms. |
October 14, 2025 | Happiness that comes from within is the truest form of happiness. |
October 13, 2025 | The true value in a thing is determined by the investment one makes in obtaining (or creating) it. The perceived value in something that ‘costs’ nothing is delusion, an attempt to forget the importance of the Tao by fixating on the ten thousand things. |
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