Tips for Choosing a New Direction in Life

January 30, 2018

Tips for Our Younger Selves

April 1, 2018

March 1, 2018

We are all encountering changes and chaos of some sort. Whenever we have difficulty with these challenges and letting things go, we are presented with an opportunity for practicing opening up yet remaining sane in the midst of chaos.

We can sense the hardness in our hearts when someone is behaving “imperfectly,” or counter to our expectations. We can feel the sharp pain in our neck when things start to fall apart and get hectic. We can feel the frustration building inside when someone interrupts our quiet time, or leaves a mess in our space.

These are all wonderful opportunities for practice. Try these steps:

Pay attention to when we are resisting any situation or incident. It could be because we are holding tightly to our expectations and don’t want to let go of what we want because we don’t – or can’t yet – see the beauty in the current moment. It’s one or the other, and they are the same thing.

Sit (or stand) still. Pause and notice our resistance. Notice what we are

seeing, thinking, feeling.

Try to open our heart and mind, even if just a little for a few moments. Work on being less closed off, and more open to what’s happening NOW. Consider how it can be our teacher. Seek to open up to what is in front of us at this moment.

With practice daily, we can learn to let go our expectations and ideals, which cause us difficulty, and open up to the perfection of the messiness of this moment. And as w practice, we’ll get better at dealing with chaos. We’ll be a master at getting good with chaos.