This is what practice is for:

That we can say in our own words what the wise have said.
That we talk through our lives what the great ones have talked about.
That we release all attachments to wrongdoing.
That we bond deeper with right action, right livelihood.
That we grow the courage to be the people we want to be.
That we refresh and renew ourselves regularly.
That we continue.
That those who watch us walk with self-respect, skill, and trust.
That we discover how healthy and friendly a life of harmony is.

NJ,
30 August 2016,
10 years after my grandmother’s merging with Spirit