My words have been hard to land on lately mostly because I feel a bit like I'm unraveling...
in slow motion.
But these highlights from my latest search for understanding reflect some of my messy.
"If we commit ourselves to staying right where we are, then our experience becomes very vivid. Things become very clear when there is nowhere to escape.
Impermanence becomes vivid in the present moment; so do compassion and wonder and courage. And so does fear. In fact, anyone who stands on the edge of the unknown, fully in the present without reference point, experiences groundlessness. That’s when our understanding goes deeper, when we find that the present moment is a pretty vulnerable place and that this can be completely unnerving and completely tender at the same time.
...because dissociating from fear is what we do naturally.
Sometimes, however, we are cornered; everything falls apart, and we run out of options for escape."
Chodron, Pema (2010-09-14). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics) Kindle Edition.
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