I do laundry about twice a week. I’ve never timed myself but I conservatively estimate that it takes me about one to two hours per week in total.
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Thoughts
There is sometimes pain in the stillness and that can be a barrier to sitting quietly and turning inward. But the alternative, I’ve found, is being knocked around by thoughts the entire day. You must still do this. Oh, remember that. What if that doesn’t work out. Instead of being present with whatever I’m engaged in I get distracted by these constant internal interruptions.
Sometimes I just give up arguing with all the thoughts in my head and ask myself: What is truly important? As I go down the winding road of ideas, I inevitably always get to the same answer: being present.
Attachment to Progress
I think most people will agree that progress is a good thing. Something to strive for. But lately I’ve noticed my attachment to this thing called progress.
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After doing various drafts of this post I realised that there is really only one thing to say here, and that is that the neediness inside us will never be satisfied. Something inside—call it the ego, call it the small self—whatever that thing is will always want more, always need more, and will never be satisfied. So, we might as well be at peace now.
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Two modes of being: The locust and the lotus.
Every so often I forget to make the present moment a priority. The mode I usually go into is one that spirals into a feeling of neediness and anxiety. It’s like being driven by a perpetual unrest inside. It feels like a grabby-ness, a wanting-to-get, or just a wanting-to-be-somewhere-else.
Continue reading “Two modes of being: The locust and the lotus.”Chasing Presence
Sometimes during my morning meditation I get this sense of urgency to feel that calm centredness I often associate with being present.
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