I had the pleasure of sitting with a gentle soul today who was asked what she was passionate about - she replied very quietly that she 'loves being with people that the world rushes by'. I asked her what she meant and she told me that she and her husband had spent time in Uganda and that on their return they were changed - they saw the world through new filters. They decided that they were interested in living with 'enough' and no more and that only one of them would work, leaving capacity for presence in the lives of people who would particularly benefit from it. So life is made up of solid, loving family life, friendship (and advocacy when required) to a local citizen who has a disability, volunteering at the local primary school (teaching recorder) and running a group for local older people. Beautiful, simple, nurturing - it made me think about a willingness to slow down, to be still and to connect.
So many lives seem out of balance, with a frantic feeling. The planet would thank us for being more tuned in, more mindful about our way of being.
Thankyou - maybe we should all take some time to reflect on 'how much is enough'.
warm regards
Andy
Monday, 11 January 2010
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Reading the description of that well thought out life gave me a sense of peace and space...perhaps in contrast to how my life feels sometimes!
ReplyDeleteSo..a lot for me to learn from such intentional living - and having just finished a skype conversation with a good friend in Argentina who was telling me about her exhausting & hectic battle to achieve, it seems the first stage (after awareness of how it feels in that world) is giving ourselves (and others) gentle permission to be enough, do enough and accept enough.
It takes a commitment to begin to change the flow of life and I am open to finding that alternative, for myself first...its a work-in-progress as I counter years of conditioning...but I have felt in part the gift of experiencing that and thats a motivating factor!
What helps is being in contact with people who also value that slowing - I recommend that...H x
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