I find it pretty funny that this week’s message is about staying
unattached to the course of an outcome. The reason for this is that I’ve sat down
several times to write the opening portion of my post – something that usually
flows very easily for me – though I keep finding myself in the middle of other
tasks. Suddenly, I’m outside in the bright sunshine doing yard work. Oops, I
had better get back to writing. I
start to type and then…hey, how did I end up over here straightening up this
bookcase??? After a few more similar situations such as these I realized that
in allowing myself to do what I really wanted to do (putter around the house) I
was actually heeding the advice that this week’s message was relaying.
So after much organizing and weeding, I’m back to writing
this opening. Or actually writing about not writing it, for the most part. The
great thing about allowing myself to deviate from my expected path today is
that I accomplished a lot of stuff that I’ve wanted to do for a while, AND got
this post done at the same time. It’s also a wonderful reminder that sometimes
you need to change course a little to get back on track. It’s all about staying
flexible.
With Love.
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From Over There:
“To remain on
course with a desired outcome one needs to be unattached to the outcome and the
method used to pursue the outcome. This fluidity is necessary to allow all opportunities
to come forth, and to recognize an opportunity otherwise not yet envisioned. It
is this ability to remain unattached and fluid that allows for the greatest
change to occur. If one is resistant to change, then one cannot readily expect the
change that they desire. The experience of resistance comes from the repetition
of pursuing old patterns of behavior that are no longer useful. When one
releases the need to control the outcome or the path to the outcome, then one
releases the patterns that keep one in stasis. It is action met with non-attachment
that creates the truest path toward achieving of a desired outcome, and allows doing
so with a joyful heart.”
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Featured Guest: Thich Nhat Hanh
This week I will leave you with a quote from Zen Buddhist
monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh: “Changing is not just changing the things outside of us.
First of all we need the right view that transcends all notions including of
being and non-being, creator and creature, mind and spirit. That kind of
insight is crucial for transformation and healing.”
