The Direction of Intention

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“If I had my life to live over, I would perhaps have more actual troubles but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.” Don Herold

There is the story you tell. There is the action you take.

When life seems difficult I’ve found that the action is rarely tough; it is the story that I wrap around the action that makes it seem arduous. Distinguishing between the actions you take and the story you tell is essential in presence (seeing what is there and not what you think is there).

Listen to the story you tell yourself about the actions you take (or avoid) each day. If you could suspend the narrative would the actions be difficult? Would your choices seem so confusing? What dilemmas are you creating for yourself, what limits are you defending? How much of your day is invested in telling a story of trauma that never comes to pass? How much worry and angst do you invest in things that never happen?

How much weight do you carry that actually doesn’t exist? What would it take for you to put all of the weight down and only carry what is present with you in the moment. Is a lion really chasing you (why all the stress?)? Are there people around you just waiting to heap shame upon you? Do you really know what others think? What would it feel like to act without the story?

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