12/11/2021
Let go. Do not try to understand.
Nothing good will come out of this.
Let go of the effort.
Relax.
Sit silently on the riverbank and let life flow to your feet.
Do not participate. Just be.
At first, you may feel different emotions rising inside of you. Anger, confusion, frustration, remorse. Terrible noise.
From time to time, you'll be flooded by the desire to move: "I'm wasting time, there's so much to do." When that feeling comes up in you, sit a little longer.
Hold back the urge to get up and move.
Breathe.
Breathe deeply.
Slowly expand into the present moment.
Observe the beating of your heart.
Align your gaze with creation.
Put aside the pain for a while.
I know, it's not easy.
Try it anyway.
Do not hold on to the familiar.
Relinquish your grip.
You will always have the next moment to plunge into the pain.
Let go of it for now.
Look at the little child who still lives inside of you.
Look in his eyes.
He doesn't need much. He doesn't even care about tomorrow. Reach out your hand to touch his.
Sit there together, peacefully, on the riverbank.
Set him free.
And when you decide to jump back in the water, to dip yourself into the race of life again, remember!
The water may still be cold. But this is your responsibility to make sure your body doesnโt forget how it feels like to withdraw from the race into the riverbank of life.
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When the chaos outside is impossible to bear, our inner world is an asset. A silent gaze within can evoke a moment of transformation. It can teach us how to balance strength and ease. How to walk the thin line between yesterday and tomorrow. Between sanity and madness.
Photo by: Anthony B
