"And Yet…"
So here we are—motoring towards the end of July. Once we're at this point in the calendar, I feel a quickening of time—a sense that whatever intentions I've set for the year either need to be addressed or set aside for now. It's a form of (ongoing)
releasing, and decluttering for me. So with that in mind, let's press on.
Last time we considered the illusion of the 'power' that we think we have. This time, let's look at a practice we can call on when we've set aside this notion and are just allowing a situation to unfold—without our fingerprints on it.
Two words—and yet…They are incredibly powerful when we've witnessed the potential in a person or situation that has yet to come to fruition. You know the scenario—that glimmer of hope / change / growth / evolution that we can get so hooked on that can in turn be fleeting and elusive at best. So close—and yet—so far…
You know those moments. We've all seen and witnessed the "proof" of meaningful change in someone more than once— sometimes all too often. All the signs are pointing to what we know in our heart of hearts is possible—the hook—only to watch them evaporate or disappear as if they never existed.
And yet brings us back to the reality of the moment, grounds us in what is actually happening rather than falling into the pull of magical thinking and taking us to Fantasyland. It reminds us that what we've seen in fleeting moments is just that. Fleeting—at least for now.
Are you acquainted with the practice of "And Yet…" (2:32)?
