Losing Ourselves, Finding Ourselves and Making Conscious Choices
We don’t always lose ourselves in obvious, dramatic ways. Like making a wrong turn at the intersection. For some of us, it’s a more subtle, insidious experience. Like a plane flying ever so slightly off course from the flight path and winding up at a totally different destination ultimately.
Anais Nin wrote: Do not seek the because — in love there is no because, no reason, no explanation, no solutions.
I’ve been thinking about the word ‘solution’ a lot lately. How seductive it is when we believe that it’s our job to solve our own problems or the problems of others.
Sadhguru says: you don’t have a problem. You have a situation. How will you respond to it?
There’s a big difference between seeking to solve vs seeking to witness? What if whole hearted witnessing is the solution sometimes? Less effortful, more present?
A client and I were talking last week and he said he feels overwhelmed by the heaviness he’s facing. He feels like he needs a forklift to move it.
I said: what if you regarded the heaviness as snow and instead of waiting on a forklift you just started shoveling? One scoop at a time. Responding to what needs to be responded to. Regarding each decision you’re required to make right now as another…
