Could I be at Peace:
not every lesson's easy, in fact, most are far from it, and many are so subtle that we miss the learning opportunity they present to us all together. Those are the ones I'm writing about here, the ones we instantly react to and then justify our response as the proper action. The problem is that we seldom even pose a question to ourselves over these matters - we assume that our thoughts would never lead us astray, and then continuing with our demands that the world behave a certain way.Completely missing an opportunity to learn.
the lesson in everything is simply this -
could I be at peace with how things are right now?
not everything needs to bend to my will, my every demand doesn't have to be met. I could be at peace by letting go of my incessant need to control any given situation. The truth is, it's called inner-peace for a reason, it's my interior view that shapes my outlook of the world and never the other way around. Seeing this I am able to practice an easy self-inquiry in many of these opportunities, not always immediately or successful - but getting better all the time.
it's simple,
could I be at peace with how things are right now?
it's with this that I pause,
just for a moment,
and then allow my heart to answer.
it seems the answer is almost always yes,
or I'm guided on a better course of action.
and so with this...
my every encounter is a practice.
~
Peace, Eric
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