"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."-- Matthew 6:28-29
I've been absent for a while. In the inimitable words of Russell Casse in the film Independence Day, "Hello Boys, IIII'mmm baaaaccckkkk!"
Recently, one of my saboteurs has been showing up telling me there's not enough time for everything in life (including these blogposts). That's why you've not heard from me in a while. The truth is--time is an illusion. Certainly, as Eckhart Tolle puts it (paraphrase): We may use clock-time for practical purposes, but there is no future and no past. There is only the now.
I'd lost sight of this fundamental truth. Life evolves moment to moment, and as much as we attempt to schedule every moment using clock time, that technique inevitably leads to frustration, anxiety, and disappointment. It's better to enter the river of life and go with its flow.
Through some excellent coaching from Graham Coppin, a better perspective for me is emerging from within. That is, be like the lilies of the field, and toil not.
Which perspective on life do you prefer: toiling and spinning, or flowing and swimming?
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