Allowing

Allowing is the process by which we gently step back from our agenda. We spend so much time forcing matters, taking them into our hands, getting things done, making it go our way. And when it doesn’t go our way, we are frustrated, agitated, unhappy and tense. If we can take the brave step of allowing, stepping back to a position just out of the line of fire, we begin to uncover a wealth of peace within our own being that we didn’t even know existed. The bravery that is required is profound. Our sense of self, our ego, does not like to step aside, admitting that it cannot control the fate of the moment. And yet, when successful in this change of position, the joy and abundant energy that often arrives in that space, is palpable and worth every ounce of fight to get there. As we allow the moment, the thought, the feeling, opinion, demand, etc. to be as it is, noticing it, allowing it, not being caught inside of its gravitational pull, we notice that it shifts. It naturally shifts into another moment, thought, feeling, opinion…. and as we stay in this meditative stance of allowing, we slowly begin to enter a deeper sense of stillness and rest. The moments carry us away a little less. The thoughts are less gripping. The feelings become less captivating. We begin, with arduous and devoted practice, to feel more peaceful and more alive. What more could we want from this life? Peace really does start with each and every one of us.

TRY: Not taking your judgements of self or other so seriously.  Allow them to pass and see if something new bubbles up in its stead.