Sometimes when people come to do The Work, they feel totally overwhelmed.
They’ve got a list of what’s not going well in life; disappointment, heart-break, world-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket, fear, upset.
If it’s not reality that’s so difficult, it’s ourselves.
We’re too nervous, compulsive, reactive, depressed.
When this happens, the mind careens around, bouncing between what it doesn’t like.
I quit!! I’m outta here!
Hard to even begin inquiring….and yet….the questions are always there to answer.
Peace is always here, reality has pauses, there is stopping.
Without our thoughts, we notice the peace.
In this recorded Peace Talk session, the internet froze the picture of the inquirer, the internet cut out and she had to re-connect, and I might have not shared this….except something about it seemed perfectly imperfect.
Everything continued. The words were all easily heard. I noticed a perfect vision was not necessary for inquiry.
So we continued, moving with the flow of the mind. We noticed the stories of overwhelm, and the chattering mind, and the experiences this inquirer had (many).
- this world isn’t safe
- I don’t get this
- I don’t understand
- life is hard–what’s the point
- I get hurt randomly
- co-worker is a problem
- absence of flat stomach is a problem
- sister’s random hit was a problem
Overwhelmed. It’s ALL wrong.
Life is cruel. Life is hard. It has to stop.
Is it true?
Yes.
I don’t even want to be here. I didn’t ask for this life! Why am I here? I wish I wasn’t.
Can I absolutely know it’s true?
YES!!!
(Sometimes, mind is too overwhelmed to know anything but how true it is–it seems–that this life is wrong and cruel and I need to figure it out).
So who would we be without our story when we’re overwhelmed?
Watch the inquiry here:
Much love,
Grace
P.S. Summer Camp for The Mind starts July 20th. We meet Monday-Friday at a different time every day (so you can pick and choose what works with your time zone). Sliding scale based on what you think you’ll join. Every session recorded. Read about it here.