As I was driving a two hour journey I was forced to be with my own thoughts which doesn't come very easily with all the modern distractions. And I am appreciative of it because at some point it was meditative. I was able to go through a lot of things in my mind and feel a lot of things in my heart. I probably need to do an activity solo once a month to gather all these thoughts because I felt it was really good about it.
I spoke on the phone with a person I'm supposed to pass something to. When a person has negative energy it really blares out like a red siren. And it is when I encounter people like that, I am so easily affected as all my thoughts then became negative about the situation. I had to remind myself quite a few times to stop thinking and let go of that feeling. I do not have to own any of the negativity directed at me. I'll just do my best and I did, and everything turned out fine.
More and more I'm beginning to see the lesson in Xi'an manifest. Setting the tone and the intention before an activity makes making decisions and taking actions later on much easier. Since I was there for my friend's wedding, I really was there, fully present for him. All the decisions I had to make there became easier and clearer because my intention was clear. With clear intention there is no fear or fear of regrets.
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