Instead of creating unease in my life, acting out of blind compulsion, I can find peace by looking at my motivations. Instead of reacting I can ask: Why am I reacting this way? Instead of doing, I can ask: Why am I doing this? Observing. Reflecting. Being still. It is not easy but I am learning that non-action can be very satisfying. Not buying that thing. Not rushing ahead. Not jumping to that conclusion.
Often it seems like I have been here before... it's the traffic thing, it's the dishes thing, it's the queue thing. Same old, same old. How can it be that I have so many problems coming from the same place yet I haven't stopped to think about the source? This article from Michael Formica on the Integral Options site is a great insight into how we can find the source of many of our issues. especially like this this section of the article...
If we find ourselves consistently confronted by the same circumstance - money issues, or destructive relationships, or the inability to hold onto a job - instead of saying, "Oh, look, it happened again.", we might be better served by stepping back from the situation and asking, "How'd that happen again?".
