Firmly Established

Firmly Established: 

patience isn't my strong suit, it's not something that comes easily for me, at least for things and events I'm most excited for, enthusiasm often causing my mind to rush forward to an anticipated future and miss the joy of the present moment completely. Through the years though, with over decades of meditation and meditation practice, it's now become somewhat of a default mode for me, a more natural expression of being at ease with what's present. 

honestly, I'm just happier now.

and for me, that's been the magic of my practice, that my asanas were impossible to rush through, there had to be a base established firmly in the present moment and only then proceed to a postures full expression. With it being the same for meditation, patience was key for revealing my natural state of mind, clear and peaceful, but only as I repeatedly returned here from incessant roaming, gently recommitting myself to a mantras vibration and allowing it to pull me back home no matter how many times I night stray. 

my first meditation lesson was to be kind to myself.

and with that,

patience easily followed. 

that's the true value of my practice, returning to me starting pain as often as it's needed, being unafraid of starting over, and most importantly, at ease within the present moment - even if the moment holds no small degree of agitation, frustration, or any of the myriad forms that impatience shows. I can always choose kindness, as often as needed, a base that's now firmly established. 

patiently so. 

~

Peace, Eric

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Patience, surrender, trust: 

there are infinite things to write of, from subjects of fascination to the mundane of simple pleasures - my mind awaits for each arrival. Whatever the morning brings me, that alone holds my inspiration and I'm happy to surrender to the process of my writing. It's much easier to rely on this delivery than to search out a subject each morning, a stressful task of feeding my self-importance as a writer, believing that everything most a deep meaning that only I can possibly reveal. 

whatever arrives to me,

I write.

it's really that easy now.

usually it's the first few words, or a phrase that drifts in from wherever they happened to be before. It doesn't take much, and so often I'm without a clue as to how I'll proceed from here. But the nature of surrender is trust, to have faith that if words arrive others will soon follow and a theme will then make itself known to me. That's my only process as a writer, patience, surrender, and trust. Adding to this is to enjoy my early morning coffee, being the present moment reward to my patience, a ritual of warmth and sips that seems to invoke the presence of inspiration.

this process works for me.

and these are the words that arrived to me this morning.

as I patiently sipped my coffee.

surrendering. 

~

Peace, Eric 

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