By Leo BabautaSo much of our days are filled with an underlying feeling of difficulty:
And so many more examples, I can’t even list them all. Underneath most things we do is a feeling that we should be doing more, that we should be doing things differently, that we don’t want to be doing what we should be doing, that we’re failing in small ways. It’s stress, worry, anxiety, frustration, dissatisfaction. But it’s all unnecessary. We can come to rest in the basic, open nature of our lives. Why We Feel Stress & AnxietyThe thing that we don’t like is that everything feels unstable. Everything feels uncertain, shifting, not solid. Everything feels unsettled. And this is completely true, and it makes us feel nervous, angry, dissatisfied. We don’t like the unsettled nature of life. We want certainty, control, plans, a system. Order. Unfortunately, we don’t get that, because that’s not how life works. Life is unsettled, always shifting, like the waters of the wide open ocean. And that is both scary and beautiful. Scary because we want order and want to know how things are going to turn out, and we don’t get that, not even a little bit. But beautiful because open waters are fluid, not fixed. Surprising, not boring. Completely undetermined, which means so much amazingness can emerge. Coming to RestLife’s basic nature is to be open and fluid, like the blue sky. We can either try to box in the blue sky, or we can rest in its openness. Imagine if you could learn to rest in the open, fluid nature of life — you’d no longer need to get everything under control. You could learn to trust in life, be less anxious or worried, find beauty in each open moment. It’s possible, if you practice mindfulness. Try this:
It can take some practice, as it’s easy to have your mind be very active, or reject certain parts of the experience, or get caught up in a chain of thoughts. That’s OK. Just notice that happening, and think of this as a part of the experience. Just keep practicing. If you do find yourself able to rest in the openness, this is something you can access at any time. Notice yourself feeling uncertainty, notice yourself getting worked up about the instability of life … and then come to rest in the open nature of the moment, finding trust in it. I wish you nothing less than the deliciousness of that experience. via Tumblr Resting in the Open Nature of Life
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