In the seismic shock window of the 1st Super Moon of 2020…..
Beautiful art by Vera Kiss
In the seismic shock window of the 1st Super Moon of 2020…..
“I have come to see that mental states are also ecosystems. These sometimes friendly and at times hazardous terrains are natural environments embedded in the greater system of our character. Life-threatening fear calls us to a place—metaphorically a desert or mountain peak—where, as we sit, the hard wind of reality strips away all the trappings of life, like so much clothing, makeup, and accessories” Roshi Joan Halifax
2020 is turning out to be a long overdue confrontation with Truth when global events outside our control are forcing every single one of us to lift our heads right out of the sand and viscerally experience the reality of impermanence. No one is coming to save us.
Change is inevitable.
You can embrace it, breathe into it, and allow it to be. Or you can fight it. You can become rigid against it, angry at it, or broken by it. Change is not concerned with how it affects you any more than the ocean concerns itself with the day to day feelings of the rocks it crashes into. It just crashes. Wave after wave. Day after day.
Universal Laws are ruthless and relentless - they leave you to work your life around them. Understanding them and embracing them will let you control the only part of your life that you ever can – yourself, the quality of your thinking and your compassion.
This Too Shall Pass
By understanding that the Law of Impermanence has to work both ways, you can take solace in the fact that the relationship with the pain you may be feeling today also must end. It cannot live inside you forever. It will change. You will change. Your circumstances will change. Life will bring you new experiences and new sets of impermanence.
The Law of Impermanence can bring you comfort, it can allow you to breathe deeper into your belly knowing that everything must come to pass, including yourself. Becoming resilient is not about meeting life with force, but sometimes leaning the other way. Letting life work its magic even if it is painful to you in the moment. And here’s the pay off…..anything that comes from presence, possibility, freedom and love carries the flavour of its origin in everything it touches
“When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something. Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there's a big disappointment, we don't know if that's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. Life is like that. We don't know anything. We call something bad; we call it good. But really, we just don't know.” Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart.
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