“Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?” Your solution doesn’t come a moment too soon or too late - remember that! Sometimes things happen quickly and other times we need that awesome little alchemizer called patience. Your job is to hold the vision of how you want the outcome to look. When you can see the resolution (look at that word ‘re’ ‘solution’ - you are literally making a new solution to the challenge laid out before you), you begin to change the timeline. This simply means to stop, take a knee and ask yourself, ‘how do I want this to resolve or play out?’. We all have our moments when life throws that curve ball and it is our responsibility to alchemize anything that is tossed our way. Try daily doses of meditation (you only need about 10-20 minutes). However, it is essential to be the calm in the storm if you are going to be the purveyor of change. When we get whipped up in a world full of chaos and madness, it’s very hard to remain calm. I see patience as a little breather in between manifestations. It took me all of about 8 years of self discovery to find out what an important little gem patience really is. I’ve got to admit that I was one of the most impatient people I know. Read related article: Why a 10 Minute Meditation Could Mean Everything It’s always a good idea to give yourself time, space and patience to see things with greater clarity and to react out of a calm and clear frame of mind. “I see patience as a little breather in between manifestations” How many of us allow our challenges to abate before we act?Įver got a stinking e-mail from someone and you reacted to it immediately only to smack yourself on the forehead the next day, wondering why you didn’t just sleep on it? I love that last bit - ‘ allow the mud to settle‘. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.” “Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. What Radiohead Looks Like Through The End of my Brush You can read about the inspiration behind this piece here: The art used in this article is taken from my painting ‘Escapism’ - you can get the original and prints HERE or you can get all sorts of products, clothing and prints HERE. How to Cope With the Knowledge of Pure Evil Learn to love and be comfortable in balance and you will master the art of true contentment - nothing will be able to sway your pendulum but you. Being in equilibrium is much the same - it’s the space to be when you are just soaking up being an eternal spirit having a corporeal experience □ You can even enjoy patience because it’s the place you hang out when you are expecting your miracle to manifest. Last week I wrote about patience (you can read that here: Why You Should Always Try Your Patience) - balance and patience go hand in hand. You’ll also find peace, clarity and calmness hanging out there. Happiness - that sometimes elusive emotion - is yours in that balanced state. As Eckhart Tolle pointed out, ‘ this too shall pass‘ - that phrase goes for anything you are experiencing the good along with the bad.Īs much as we want something good to last or something horrible to pass, it’s soothing to know that the ‘normal’ or most frequent state of our being is always found in the middle - balance. The key to true happiness is somewhere in the middle.īoth states of joy or anguish are temporary. It’s really shitty when we hit rock bottom - experiencing doubt, anger, pain and fear. It’s great when we find ourselves on a high - experiencing supreme joy, love, happiness and elation. It’s when opposing forces are in balance. The dictionary definition of the word ‘ equilibrium‘ is a state of physical balance and/or a calm state of mind. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.” ― Lao Tzu, Te Tao Ching “Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill.
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