Tag: life

Mastering

Posted on by philipdodson

We are conditioned by an achievement-based and goal-orientated society to be focusing on the future and the arrival at the end, with no time for the steps in between, we do not want to be where we are, we want to be at the moment of mastering.

Mastering something is all about patience, focus, being in the moment and enjoying each of the steps. It is about now and wanting to be where we are at this moment. We can only ever do something now in this moment and the joy of doing leads to the mastering.

It is not about the goal itself.

Life is the means, not the end.

Lastly, I have just updated my art gallery page, a selection of work over the last 6 years from beginner to enjoying the daily journey. If you have a moment take a look here The Art of Change

Within us

Posted on by philipdodson

To enjoy silence within, and the peace and joy that comes from that stillness, the exterior environment can be noisy or quiet. It is our interior environment that matters.

The silence within comes from a state in which there is no thought or long gaps between thought.

Thought is often stimulated by distractions such as the internet, social media, and other things that are often instant-gratification style attention magnets. The ones that give us a quick fix of chemicals to make us feel momentary ‘happiness’.

However, like all highs, there is always a corresponding low – the yin and yang of the superficial mind related state.

If we choose not to have these distractions and when thoughts occur we simply witness them as the silent observer, then they do not become energised and they fade and dissolve.

Inner silence can then come within us, even in the noisiest place and that is as important as air, light, food and any other things that nourish our soul.