Connected and Committed

ours isn't noise

 

 

 

I was talking to a colleague about all the noise out there in the world, all the messages, ads, announcements, pitches and friend requests. "And you're sending even more every day into that maelstrom."

"No we're not," she said. "Ours isn't noise."

Yes it is.

~Seth Godin, blog post 11/27/2010

 

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First, I love that Seth can say this about himself. Because he doesn't take this stuff personally, he can do that. He's part of the solution of awareness, not the problem of obfuscation.

Second, this is part of what's kept me from posting here for awhile.

I've felt like there isn't anything worth saying again that I haven't already said. Let's just go out and live it, shall we?

But there is a tad of resistance in that reasoning. And it doesn't feel good. Sort of what is going on in the photo above.

And of course I know that as humans, we need constant reminders about what it is we've consciously chosen to surround ourselves with, including our thoughts.

Because we forget what it was that was so important. We forget, and lapse into our old habits.

It's what we do.

Until we don't.

So I post today with renewed bemusement about being part of the noise out there, wanting to be part of the silience and knowing that day is coming.

The day when we revert to silince for recharging rather than the noise.

Awareness rather than obfuscation.

Getting quiet instead of acting out.

For some, that is where the relief is right now.

And that's OK.

We are all one. We are eternal. We are fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

starting the weekend early

That's me, in blaze orange, trying out a deer hunting event.

I didn't hold a gun; my camera's viewfinder sufficed.

But I tried something new.

It was a bit like being at a meditation retreat, sitting still in a deer stand and not talking for extended periods.

Excruciating at the time but interesting afterwards.

The retreat lasted for 9 days. This one-afternoon-for-a-few-hours deal was a piece of cake.

And now I can say I've tried it.

Just like with food that we attempt to get down the throats of our loved ones.

"If you haven't tried it, how can you say you don't like it?"

Trying something, and discovering that the world isn't going to end, it seems so threatening to humans.

Many of us realize that our thoughts could be different if we practiced them, but we forget, and then think that we are done with that project.

All it takes is a simple post-it note to become a resistance toy.

All it takes is a minute to write it and stick it somewhere you'll see it.

All it takes is a baby step to get you where you want to be.

All it takes is compassion rather than self-loathing.

All it takes is not giving in to our egos that say it can't be done.

Oh yeah? Watch this.

plant yourself by the hydrant

 

 

 

 

 

This tree has its leaves still, while others around it are bare.

You'll notice that it's very near the fire hydrant across the way.

It's positioned itself quite nicely in proximity of what it needs.

If you haven't done that for yourself lately, here is your reminder.

Do one of those things that you have identified in the past, or perhaps added into your repertoire lately, as something that makes your heart sing.

Those things that help you move up the emotional scale because they assist in shifting your beliefs about what's true, what's possible, what's real.

Better feeling thoughts become available to you when you do this.

Remember?

I knew you would.