Lighten up.
Simple. Impeccably timed. So hard to do.
I know enough to trust that this will pass.
And to recognize the futility of struggling...grappling.
To not abandon myself because it's so uncomfortable.
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LIGHTEN UP
Have you ever been caught in the heavy-duty scenario of feeling defeated and hurt, and then somehow, for no particular reason, you just drop it? It just goes, and you wonder why you made “much ado about nothing.” What was that all about?
I’d like to encourage us all to lighten up, to practice with a lot of gentleness. This compassion, this clarity, this openness are like something we have forgotten. Sitting here being gentle with ourselves, we’re rediscovering something. It’s like a mother reuniting with her child; having been lost to each other for a long, long time, they reunite. The way to reunite with bodhichitta (awakened heart) is to lighten up in your practice and in your life.
Peace and love. And if you need it, a gentle nudge to lighten up...I know I need it.
