Back at work.
Vacation over.
Reminiscing about that beautiful sunset,
that crappy waiter,
the lovely weather.
But 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻.
Duty calls!
Your to-do list overflows, as always.
Days filled with busyness.
No time to breathe.
And once there is,
you feel the weight of a thousand ‘shoulds’ resting on your shoulders.
Shouldn’t you do …?
Shouldn’t you have already …?
𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀.
Before you know it, there’s another weekend.
Another day off.
A new moment to put your feet up and relax.
(If only those ‘shoulds’ would leave you alone then …)
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.
A different way to be.
One where you don’t have to wait for spare time before you rest.
Where you’re at peace in the midst of overwhelm and busyness.
Where you feel relaxed, even with a busy schedule.
Where you no longer need a glass of wine to unwind—
unwinding isn’t required since there is no winding.
𝗛𝗼𝘄?
It’s closer than you think.
It requires no work.
Just a tiny shift in attention.
Stop putting most of your attention on your thoughts.
Stop rehashing what already happened.
Mulling over what hasn’t happened yet—
but you’re constantly mentally preparing for.
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗲.
Look inwards.
Look beneath, inside that constant inner chatter.
Where does it come from?
Where do these images, sounds, words come from?
Where do they go?
What or who sees it all?
When you do, a veil lifts.
Clouds part.
𝗔𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
No, just kidding.
No angels.
No heavenly tunes.
Just … calm.
Stillness.
Not the boring kind.
The vibrant kind, bursting with aliveness.
Peace.
The lasting one,
not those 2 seconds in between meetings where no one talks to you.
It’s here already.
Hidden in plain sight.
Overlooked because you look at what you’re looking at
instead of what is looking.
𝗔 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁.
A massive difference.
Busyness can still be there.
‘Shoulds’ can show.
But you?
You’re calm in the midst of it.
Shrug instead of shrink.
Vacations and summers are still fun.
But no longer needed to recharge and finally feel alive.
Love,
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