December 07, 2023 – A

How do we know what needs to be done
that is different from obsession/compulsion?
That flows spontaneously/naturally
from the situation that arises,
like "Bless you!" follows a sneeze?

How do we live so attuned to the moment,
so aware of ourselves
and what is happening,
that we are like a dancer
with the music,
or a tennis player with the ball?

How do we live with nothing at stake?
Free from contriving an outcome,
or turning the occasion to our advantage,
or getting what we want
where, when and how we want it?
How do we live free from
wanting what we want NOW!

This business about seeing what's happening,
knowing what is called for,
doing what needs to be done
at the right time,
in the right way,
in each situation as it arises
flips us into a different way of life!

Having our way
and getting what we want
no longer guide our boat
on its path through the sea!

Now, everything hangs on seeing/knowing
what's what
and what is called for--
not by thinking it out,
but simply knowing what response to make,
like a parent reading the cry of their child,
or the behavior patterns of their dog.

We develop a meditative approach to each day,
and carry looking/seeing,
knowing/doing, 
with us into each scene every day.

We become observers 
rather than arrangers.
Responders 
rather than directors.

And trust ourselves to know
what, when, where, how.
Through all of the circumstances
of our life.

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