• Speaking of emergence…

    Posted on April 9th, 2010 Saver Queen 3 comments

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    And just to follow up with the previous post, I thought I’d share a Pema Chodron quote, which seems to speak to this idea:

    At the beginning joy is just a feeling that our own situation is workable. We stop looking for a more suitable place to be. We’ve discovered that the continual search for something better does not work out.  This doesn’t mean that there are suddenly flowers growing where before there were only rocks. It means we have confidence that something will grow here.

    I love this. Not only does it imply that there is beautiful potential waiting to reveal itself amidst difficult times, it also affirms that we don’t always need more, we don’t always need different, we don’t always need change, in order to find  exactly what we’re looking for, exactly what we need.  Sometimes we just have to live more deeply, right where we are in this exact moment, in this exact life.  Always so eager to change, looking outward, we seek to solve problems, find solutions, and soothe our discomforts.  What if we just simply payed more attention to exactly what we have, right here, right now?  Each breath, each touch, each smell and each sound? What if we focused on the people we already have in our life and found ways of listening more carefully, of loving more compassionately, of spending more time together, instead of looking for new relationships? What if we tended to our existing possessions instead of buying more, spent more time in our own communities instead of traveling?  There is so much potential in truly experiencing what life we have. How much do we notice, and how much do we forget?

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    3 responses to “Speaking of emergence…”

    1. Michelle April 10th, 2010 at 17:39

      Hi SQ,
      I haven’t dropped in for a peek in awhile, but today your site called to me. I think it’s because this year has developed into a year of living in the moment, not 5 years from now when I {fill in the blank here}. It’s an amazing feeling since I’ve succumb to living today and not so focussed on the changes I “will” experience in the future. The changes are happening daily and surprise and confound me, but I’ll be back often to read and get inspired. Glad to see it’s a year of clearing for you as well…keep it up!

    2. Saver Queen April 10th, 2010 at 22:39

      Michelle, thank you so much for this wonderful comment. It’s so easy to focus on “what’s next”, and I feel like in this world there is so much pressure to improve, rather than just Be, and just be accepting of who we are and where we are. I’m so happy to hear from you and hear about how you’re doing with your journey towards mindfulness as well. Thanks for sharing.

    3. Emily April 16th, 2010 at 08:31

      Thank you for sharing these thoughts. I needed to read these today and I’m feeling uplifted.

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