I always had my suspicions about the pepper shaker, wondered in passing if any pepper ever came out. But I never went further than wondering, didn’t take a closer look. As I move from computer work to practical work and back again throughout the day the quality of my attention has become much greater. For example, while cleaning it, I discovered the shakers twist-top. And no it wasn’t open so no I have been shaking no-pepper for the last nine months!
This all causes me to pause and wonder how many other details I’ve missed. That’s in practical matters and in administration matters. And they are just the tip of the iceberg of matters that have need of attention, and now demand attention. And now with a date-line for resolution. Daily the line advances and gradually, through the gift of repeated experience, the realization that what needs to be done will present itself, next.
This is basic daily life training, just getting on with the next thing. All very well to say however quite another to practice when there are so many details to take care off. During these past days the practice of choosing to switch back and forth between phone/email/movinghouseadmin and packing/sorting/cleaning/filling holes-in-walls has been wonderful practice. This regular moving back and forth helps ease the way for picking up and putting down and in so doing not getting bogged down in detail. An ever beckoning pit. The other pit is becoming overwhelmed to the point of paralyses by the sheer volume of work that needs to be done.
Apart from dealing with ‘good-to-do-sometime’ kinds of things and the ‘got-to-do’ and the ‘got-to-do right-now‘ things, there is something deeper going on. Obviously.
We are moving on.
We are moving into new territory.
We are moving deeper than our fears of the future.
We are moving past what has gone.
We are MOVING and the day is a week from tomorrow.
We are moving apart.
…and that’s a hard one, for me.
Tomorrow the lease on a two roomed apartment will be signed. For those reading this in Edmonton, the schedule for the next couple of weeks is posted on our web site.
This arrangement of roses was given me a couple of days ago to express sympathy on having the car stolen. A very uplifting offering for the altar. Thank you people, such a kind thought.
Tomorrow the run away car will be collected from the Police pound. YES! happy news.
Living in the present & just doing the next thing in front of you – I know it’s the best way and it’s not always what I do. I’ve just had a really good example – I was seriously fretting about my impending operation & out of the blue it’s been postponed by 4 weeks. What a waste of time worrying! It’s done me good to be postponed.I don’t intend to get worked up about it again.
Good luck with the move. xx
Rev. Mugo
I know you aren’t writing just for me, but today it feels like you are. Thanks. For everything.
Michael
Rev. Mugo we just found out that we will be moving to Malaysia. I am writing to you from a yoga retreat in Germany. When I return we will begin our packing, and I will be looking back on this post for inspiration. Many bows to you.
Chelsea
Thanks you three.
Wonderful to have heard from you Chelsea, I’m about to leave Edmonton and you are off to Malaysia. Good fortune, nice knowing you.