STEPPING ASIDE FROM THE RUSH

 




“Remember the blue sky…

It may be, at times, obscured by clouds;

but, it is always there.”

Andy Puddicombe

 

I was talking to a young college-girl, yesterday. “What are your main hobbies? What activities make you happy and peaceful?” I asked her.

“Sir, it is crochet,” the girl said, “I find it very relaxing.”

To this young girl, it is crochet; to me, it’s my writings; to someone out there, it may be swimming, exercising, singing, poetry, reading, or, simply, sky-gazing…

Each one of us pursues some activity or the other as our hobby that makes us happy and peaceful… very relaxed, as the young girl said.

Our days can be frantic… running and rushing, keeping us constantly anxious… A hundred emotions, when clash inside the mind, it can drive us crazy…

Only, when we slow down… step aside from our rush, we can see things ahead clearly. Katherine King puts it beautifully:

“Slow down… You will get there faster.”








Every activity can be done with our mindfulness… breathing, eating, bathing, praying, communicating, writing, walking, feeling – yes, every activity can be performed slowly, consciously… with our full attention.

Mindfulness is mediation… Just as the blue sky always awaits us behind the frequent clouds, our mind, too, awaits us peacefully behind the frequent conflicts and confusions… We just need to slow down, and crochet our way through…






“Our greatest experiences are our quietest moments.” I did not say this… Friedrich Nietzsche did.

 

GERALD D’CUNHA

 

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Video: HappyBerry Crochet

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