To Fight or Flow?
Well, I did it. It’s 5:15 am and I’m up writing. Neighbor Gary down the road still has his yard light on :) I’ll be honest though. I’ll probably go back to bed after.
I’m looking out the window hoping to catch a glimpse of some wildlife activity that I know only happens at this time of day. The increased activity of the song birds, deer grazing, maybe a black bear or cougar moving through. It’s a good window for that.
When I got up to use the bathroom a few minutes ago I had the feeling that my mind wouldn't let my body fall back asleep right away. I’ve decided to start using that time wisely rather than tossing and turning for an hour or two struggling to get back to sleep, and in doing that, wasting that time completely.
I’ve shifted my perception of this from being a nuisance to the seeing it as the huge opportunity that it is to get up and be productive in a window of time that is both a beautiful time to be up (when a lot of things, especially humans, thank the gawds, are still slumbering) AND a super productive time for me. There is a place that I think, imagine and intuit best and this is that time. I’m glad to be here in it.
This decision makes me think about the process of shifting perspective. How often do we put up resistance when it would make life so much easier, better even maybe, to just roll with it and change our perspective around it rather than fighting it? Think about this; think about the copious amounts of energy we expend to resist and internally, or externally, fight the things that we perceive as “not going our way”? Well, what if it is though? Going our way, I mean. And we just don’t see it yet. All the ingredients aren’t present enough yet to see the cake.
And I’m not saying that there isn’t stuff worth fighting for cause I’m the first one to say that hell to the yes there is. This isn’t about that. And you feel what I mean.
-The sun has just appeared and broken over the crest of the mountain in front of me……..wowwwwww, I forgot about this part….. And now I can see the bugs flying around outside with the sunlight bouncing off their tiny bodies… Gary and Judy’s place is more at the foot of the mountain so they are still in the dark. Yard light is still on. But I have sunlight on my face right now :)-
It makes me think of Bruce Lee and his quote around being fluid like water… I love the concept and can actually bring myself to that place if I’m solid enough inside. Which seems like a paradox. An example of dichotomy. But then, here is the opportunity to use that heavily used word again - balance.
I mean, how does the river respond when a boulder breaks off a cliff and finds itself in it? The river diverts itself, takes a detour - it doesn’t complain about the detour - in fact, it doesn’t think about it at all. It’s quite willing to adapt. Not that it has a choice, I suppose. But then, often neither do we.
We do, however, have the choice in how we respond. Always. If we have power over anything, we have power over this. Which, in essence, IS choosing our perspective.
How will YOU choose to perceive the unforeseen shifts in the game plan today? Feel into it. Choose your energy expenditure wisely. And then be ready to see the gold nuggets that appear when the water diverts itself.
