Tag: what is

Caring about everything

Posted on by philipdodson

Letting go brings us the most peace in life yet is one of the most challenging things to do. We are attached to so much from people, places, possessions, opinions and much more. The attachment makes it an extension of our own ego and therefore the mind must react to protect and preserve.

We are conditioned to care about everything and be always right no matter what. Really, it doesn’t matter.

Pause, breathe and let go. The instant reaction is always from the ego. Acceptance of ‘what is’ leads to inner peace and if we act, as we may choose not to, it’s from that place of peace and calm, free of attachment and free of suffering.

Letting go is the route to consciousness, peace and joy.

Trees fighting the wind

Posted on by philipdodson

Resilience is often thought of as about being strong and fighting against the odds, about being tough!

If we look to nature, the most resilient things are those that are flexible and do not fight the elements.

Bending to the wind rather than fighting it ensures the tree’s survival.

Resilience is accepting what is, not fighting what is and allowing ourselves to flexible. Stepping away from the mind and being present, taking the action to the situation free from the ego and its image of being tough, strong, resilient…or not.

So when the going is ‘tough’ we accept that, rather than denying it and stressing ourselves with wanting a different outcome to what has already occurred…futile. Also, the moment we resist mentally ‘what is’ it is the same as a tree that fights the wind, it breaks.

Bend with the wind, accept it is windy, and then spring back.