Waking up is hard to do….

“Clarity does not provide answers,
It dissolves questions.”
~Wu Hsin

I saw this quote on Elsa Joy Bailey’s Facebook Page and loved it. It explains so much. Why? Because questions and answers are on the intellectual level.

Clarity moves us into that famous Guilt-Free Zone; you know, the one where you never enter.

The Guilty Zone is where most of us live and where advertisers want us to buy property.

Our questions also keep us out of the Guilt-Free Zone.

Waking up is hard to do because our bodies are full of questions and unconscious emotions.

So we start the day by entering Silence and remaining there for about five minutes.

Once the day begins, we are mere mechanical men and women running the hamster wheel of expectations. Will we, should we, can we, dare we, etc.

Awareness is immediately forgotten. Once we leave the house, we are running on mechanical energy. As an experiment, say to yourself: I am going to remember myself while I am at the grocery (or elsewhere). You can’t do it. I often catch myself on leaving the grocery and realize I sleepwalked through every aisle.

Now you sit down and breathe consciously, letting thoughts arise and not questioning them. They are what they are and there is no need to fight them or let them take you over.

Jesus spoke a long time ago and suddenly we know whereof He spoke: “Let not your heart be troubled ; neither let it be afraid.”

Be clear about your inability to stay awake.

That is called confession and next comes repentance. Everything hangs on everything else.

Vicki Woodyard

2 Comments

  1. WOW. Another high-signal/low-noise communique. We just came back from the grocery store and I will likely be in robot-mode for the rest of the day; I see so much truth in this essay.

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