All the many thoughts
that tumble inside my head…
are jumbled
and jangled
needing pause
I query my responsibility
to know myself
where I fit
what I bring to the table
how I serve
I resist the allure of busy
to keep me busy
obscuring
inner exploration
What if we are not here to fix the world? What if the world is here to fix us? ~Mike Johnson
Satya is about living our truth; it is that simple. There are as many ways to do this as there are people who practice satya, and no one can tell you how you should listen for and find the truth within yourself. It makes sense to talk things over with someone you trust, but the point of the discussion is to come closer to your truth, not to have someone relieve you of the responsibility of discerning your truth. For some of us it is a long road back to our own truth, for we live in a culture in which truth is a rare commodity. Our work environments, home lives, and friendships are often permeated with falsehood. We distrust the slogans of the media, the promises of our leaders, the testimonials of politicians, the declarations of business people. Many of us come from families in which appearances are more important than reality. Still others have grown up in upside-down households, in which children took care of parents or were expected to play prescribed roles in order to meet their parents’ needs. Elaborate no-talk rules must be deconstructed. Old fears must be released. Habits of silence must be examined. Are we failing to speak the truth out of a desire to protect or care for others? How do we respond to information we know to be untrue? How do we get in touch with what is true and good within ourselves? The list of ways in which we have obscured the truth from ourselves and others is as endless as the suffering such obfuscation produces.
~excerpt from Meditations from the Mat by Rolf Gates
I originally read this passage…..perhaps a decade ago.
Much to my delight…it took root!
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. ~Seneca
What if our challenges are opportunities…lessons leading to our truth?
The color palette of your photo alone is right there in the 5-star ranks! The depth of field makes the two leaves just pop. Unlearning the old rules and taboos is sometimes a life's work, or has been for me. The learning of new, healthy, courageous, and caring ways of being? Perhaps harder. I might need a new shovel - dig, digging, dug - before this goes much further...