“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” -Jon Kabat-Zinn
Upon leave-taking from the rabbit hole in which he thought he was trapped, our Pilgrim contemplated the eastern sun and set this intention into motion.
“I sail forth to live for the self that gives to the other; to emerge from the laborite as one; to bring forth and resolve all that I hide so deep; to be the peaceful warrior, to conquer the twin dragons of doubt and fear. To turn thoughts around that invade me in the early morning hours of negative waking…thoughts wrapped in a glove of anxiety.”
“I will be as an ocean riding the sea change; not a wave going around in circles without resolution. From this point on I take all I am and all I have learned and move beyond the ego… to get out of my own way.”
And then he left in peace…
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What a beautiful contradiction. “to be the peaceful warrior, to conquer the twin dragons of doubt and fear.”
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Thank you for your comment! I looked at that line and wasn’t sure but I love the contradiction also. I guess it says something about our society.
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This is really sophisticated and deep, J.C. I hear a universal voice in it and I look forward to reading more.
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Thank you for such a high compliment. I treasure the fact that it comes from such a fine writer as yourself.
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I used to work with the people who were working with Jon Kabat-Zinn and it has taken me another fifteen years to start to learn to meditate.
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I first heard him from a podcast of ‘On Being’. Then I ran into his talk at Google on YouTube and that really got me interested. And from there I read a few of hid books which really open my eyes about mindfulness and meditation and what they mean one on one.
I thank you for liking my post and the ‘follow’ of which I will follow you back! I look forward to reading many more of your post.
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Hi,
Thank so much for following my blog yesterday. Sorry I couldn’t make it over until now.
Janice
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Not a problem. I’m just glad I found it. Very informative… I’m always learning!
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