Adversarial camps...
In the my-way-or-the-highway world of the west, you can be sure that the time will come when nothing’s working. There is no open road; nothing meshes, and everyone seems firmly planted in their adversarial camps…very much like today’s House and Senate members of the U.S .Congress.. We, the people, are watching and waiting for wisdom to appear somewhere.
Banded adversaries...
Blessedly we individuals not running for public office have our own wisdoms to unleash, and even the smallest amount of letting go of our cherished positions allows for the magic of flow to begin to take place. It begins with a softening of the mind, and sometimes a non-verbal clue or gesture can signal an opening when a stout word only reinforces gridlock. Given the briefest opening, sometimes a niggling thought emerges that says, “This is really dumb.” It’s a lot tougher for banded adversaries…like Congress…to allow such openings, but individuals have the freedom to renew their thoughts and actions and let them turn around.
Breakdowns occur...
In the world of relationships of all kinds, breakdowns occur. The violent and unhealthy may shoot their way to another reality, but people who have safety inside them also know that all hard places can pass. Sometimes it is enough to just lay back for awhile and let the built-up “heat” begin to cool. People who have been at relationships for a while know to “let be” so that love and reason…which actually do work together…can resurface. It is natural for harmonious accord to begin to appear. It is unnatural when it does not and usually means that someone or something keeps poking a sore.
Quieting thought...
There is that place in us that knows that, if we say one more word, we’ll be into a world of push-back. It takes restraint, constraint and sometimes a whole lot of quieting thought to know that healing takes place in its own time and its own way; sometimes it cannot be hurried and certainly cannot be forced.
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You might also enjoy "On Letting Go"
In the my-way-or-the-highway world of the west, you can be sure that the time will come when nothing’s working. There is no open road; nothing meshes, and everyone seems firmly planted in their adversarial camps…very much like today’s House and Senate members of the U.S .Congress.. We, the people, are watching and waiting for wisdom to appear somewhere.
Banded adversaries...
Blessedly we individuals not running for public office have our own wisdoms to unleash, and even the smallest amount of letting go of our cherished positions allows for the magic of flow to begin to take place. It begins with a softening of the mind, and sometimes a non-verbal clue or gesture can signal an opening when a stout word only reinforces gridlock. Given the briefest opening, sometimes a niggling thought emerges that says, “This is really dumb.” It’s a lot tougher for banded adversaries…like Congress…to allow such openings, but individuals have the freedom to renew their thoughts and actions and let them turn around.
Breakdowns occur...
In the world of relationships of all kinds, breakdowns occur. The violent and unhealthy may shoot their way to another reality, but people who have safety inside them also know that all hard places can pass. Sometimes it is enough to just lay back for awhile and let the built-up “heat” begin to cool. People who have been at relationships for a while know to “let be” so that love and reason…which actually do work together…can resurface. It is natural for harmonious accord to begin to appear. It is unnatural when it does not and usually means that someone or something keeps poking a sore.
Quieting thought...
There is that place in us that knows that, if we say one more word, we’ll be into a world of push-back. It takes restraint, constraint and sometimes a whole lot of quieting thought to know that healing takes place in its own time and its own way; sometimes it cannot be hurried and certainly cannot be forced.
More Essays About Everything is now available on Amazon
http://tinyurl.com/kxsb47c
You might also enjoy "On Letting Go"
