It can be an immense relief to hear that keeping things simple is enough. And worrisome.
Really? I mean, I have to THINK and FEEL about all this….life, relationships, my history, my plans. Tons of things happen every day. This is a complicated world!
But today….you can take a moment to stop. Right now while you read, even, or right afterwards. Noticing what is around, without the mind working at it.
Like those times when you let go and stop analyzing, trying to understand, seeking, grabbing….maybe when you give up and walk away. Quitting the battle. Gently.
Many great teachers of wisdom suggest relaxing, just leaving everything the way it is.
“When we dare to doubt what we are told and take a fresh look at what’s going on, we are in for lots of pleasant and fascinating and useful surprises. A new and more satisfying way of life begins to open up, just by noticing what we see.”~ Douglas Harding
All that is necessary is to notice what you see, what you feel, right here in this present moment.
Sometimes having someone with you to ask questions, or be with you in the silence, to have a conversation allows you to keep noticing.
What might you do today, if all you needed to do was to notice what is happening in the present? This may include your noticing that you are thinking, in the present, about the future or about the past.
It doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong, to think….or to think A LOT about the past or present.
How wonderful, though, to not need to find any answers. The project is only noticing. Like Pema Chodron says about herself, when she discovers she is thinking again…”thinking!”
Nothing more. Simply noticing is enough. See for yourself.
Love, Grace