Seeds of Desire

The obstacle today is my desire for the known. The gift is being at peace with the unknown.

I do like a good surprise, if I KNOW it is going to be a good surprise. Every day of life could be surprise, but unconsciously I create my days with as few surprises as possible. Hedging bets, planning, list making, Plan A, Plan B, looking for the downside, are all strategies that I have adopted over the years to protect myself. Then there is the “routine” – get up, walk the dog, meditate/yoga, eat breakfast, get dressed, sit down to work, take the dog for the long walk, back to work, lunch….we all do it.

All of this planning and routine building is just keeping me from surprises. Yikes, I am attached to only the good surprises! I try to avoid the bad ones.

The wise woman does not confuse

The road map with the road

Or indulge in dogmatic thinking.

She knows she can paint

The ocean by dipping her brush in it,

For she is the sea and the brush

And the artist of her perceptions.

Heal your ignorance,

Discover your wisdom,

Awaken the Seer. (24, 25, 26)

Yoga, Power and Spirit: Patanjali the Shaman

Alberto Villoldo

Finding peace today is my willingness to experience the surprises of the day without my attachment to the outcome.