Confession time. For so long I have been wanting to slow down, I have been yearning to stop rushing but life was so damn busy.
Now that I look back, it was soul crushing really. I was busy doing, doing, doing. . . never being.
Now, out of nowhere, there is a mandatory pause, a world-wide shutdown, a moment to sit back and reflect. Now, out of nowhere, a moment to slow down.
Why am I resisting it? Why am I so fearful, so worried? Yes, Covid19 is real and I don’t want to experience the illness, but honestly this is exactly what I was asking for – time to stop moving so fast and reflect.
We resist change before seeing the opportunity it brings.
Now is not the time to resist the urge to take this precious gift, this gift of time, to examine our minds and hearts.
Who do I want to be through this?
What kind of world do I want to create from this?
May this world-wide pandemic end soon, but may it also serve the awakening of our minds and hearts.
This post was inspired by Tara Brach, American psychologist, author, and proponent of Buddhist meditation. She is a guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C.
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