By Dr Charles Leyman Kachitsa
Everything that is in this world has a form of some kind and this include air. Ideally most things in this world that are for life sustainability and smooth living are those that are soft, in some cases considered formless. However, human beings like to associate themselves with harder things in most cases instinctively. Anything soft to humans appear not appropriate, not appealing. But all things hard make people’s hearts to feel reassured. It does not matter whether the thing is physical or spiritual.
Tangible, hard things appear cosmetically to be long lasting. In certain quarters these may be referred to as material things. People’s behaviour which is intangible is considered in the two dimensions of being hard or soft. Behaviour that appears soft is humanly aligned with weakness in personality. A person has to show some resemblance of being hard, often associated with strength. Yet the truth is that the world is ever ruled by softer people. Historically it is the softer personality who have made more impact in world events. Is this not what Jesus Christ taught? Be soft even in the face of provocation.
Nature demands that there must be a balance though if you are dealing with worldly affairs. Too much softness is not good as it means nothingness, too much hardness means no room for innovativeness. The choice remains yours, an individual has to do what they need to do.
The quotes this week are form a book that encourages planning as a person to have time when one has to reflect on themselves, has to have time to connect with the creator by tapping deep in thought. I am sure the selected few quotations from this book below will enlighten you to one or two life lessons. Read and enjoy:
MAKING HAPPY WORK by Mick Timpson
“We begin to let go and notice where we really are. Then our capacity to look with intention and see with clarity begins to grow. From there, perception changes and awareness builds so that we see thinking and patterns of thought, and how in turn they make us feel and react to the world. Once this cycle is observed, insight grows and we begin to know a deeper experience that rests underneath out thoughts. This brings us to experience an inner peace, an innate sense of being. The still-point with, full of abundance, joy and creative potential. And then with practice, we release it through our doing.”
“The goal of mindfulness practice is to train one’s thoughts to be on the present moment. In meditation it’s the same, however, the technique involves going beyond or underneath or even to the ‘source’ of thought itself. With practice we learn to maintain an experience of total absorption, in a state of ‘pure awareness’ a deeper sense of who you are and what you can do. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘unitive experience’. “
“All it requires a simple shift of perspective and a change of attitude, it’s just a moment away. Then you begin to notice thoughts, emotions, experiences and actions are all just an ongoing process appearing and disappearing. With practice, it begins to dawn on you that what you thought was you, turns out not to be you at all. There’s something more.”
“As you learn to let go, your anxiety, stress and fear dissolves. You begin to react differently, accepting and responding openly and without judgement to every moment-to-moment experience. You feel more connected to yourself, to others and to what you’re doing. With practice, you begin to act with more creativity and insight.”
“…….. It is then you begin to see and feel things differently. You notice you are waking up a little. Switching on to what is really happening, not what you think is happening. With practice you notice you are more in the flow of things, not expecting them to be different by constantly judging, intercepting, interfering or changing them. You begin to know that you don’t need to hold on all the time. You can let go a little and just remain in your space of awareness in the centre of flow.”
