More Will Be Revealed
NOTES TO SELF:
Stop trying to solve a problem that hasn’t happened yet.
Hello. Earth to Aruni.
Stop it right now.
This hyper-vigilance is exhausting.
Ineffective.
And so costly.
Dear Friends, if it only worked? If it only worked to imagine what might happen, to have responses to it all ordered and planned and alphabetized.
If only it worked.
Flaws Inherent in Hyper-Vigilance
- The situation I am passionately dissecting has not yet happened.
- It may never happen.
- By focusing on what is not real, I miss wonderful life moments—tiny birds chirping, cooler breezes blowing across my face, Nik’s hilarious morning playing.
- Etc., regarding what I am missing.
- By getting all-in-there, I interfere with the flow of life. I interrupt the natural unfolding, the resolution life will inevitably offer me.
- By sacrificing humility for the illusion that I am all-powerful, by forcing a premature solution, I sacrifice presence and balance and serenity.
Forcing a Solution!—Stop Right Now, Aruni
It all comes down to my capacity/our capacity to be present with what is.
It all comes down to my willingness/our willingness to stay in the unknown, to allow the not-knowing to unfold in its right and perfect timing.
Remember these fabulous Kripalu invitations?
- Holding the posture.
- Riding the waves.
- Relaxing into what is.
- Softening around the sensations.
Yes, that stuff.
All that stuff.
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More will be revealed.
More is always revealed,
In its right-timing.
One step informs the next.
When something happens, some challenge, some opportunity, there will be clues.
Breadcrumbs.
Hints.
Steps.
One informing the next.
And the next,
Informing,
Ongoing
Steps.
Attempting to figure it out before the pieces are offered is futile,
Frustrating,
Ineffective.
One step
Informs
The
Next.
This is a call to trust, to imagine that no matter what does happen,
There will be some level of protection,
Some level of care
To take
Us
Forward.
Something beyond
Our
Own
Will.
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Plan!
Oh, friends, do plan.
Imagine and figure it out.
Make reservations and budgets,
All that stuff.
Plan while rooted in the present—
There’s a practice!
Plan and let go of the outcome.
Plan and give it back.
Plan and give it away.
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Because…
More is always revealed.
That which we cannot see,
When it is time,
If
It
Is
Essential,
It will reveal itself.
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I have consistently devoured this song, again and again, throughout time and space. This past week or so, I have played it nearly incessantly. In my world, this is one of the most glorious of songs, both lyrically and musically, ever written. Investigating memory, exploring love, practicing surrender—it is a gem.
Here are Joan Baez and Judy Collins, at Joan’s 75 birthday concert in 2016, singing Joan’s song, which celebrates her relationship with Bob Dylan. For me, this old hippy-folk-music-wanna-be, it doesn’t get any better than Joan and Judy together, as beautiful old women.
Diamonds and Rust:
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Dear Friends,
With gratitude.
With strong back,
With soft front—
May our coming together
Benefit all beings.
Blessings,
Aruni