You are here.
So be here.
Let go of what has been.
Let go of what may be.
Breathe.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Welcome to a hint of hope.
Leave urgency behind.
That was a suggestion from an article I read recently.
And ever since I read it,
I can't get it out of my head.
Leave urgency behind has always been tough for me.
But it became even harder after I was diagnosed with cancer.
I knew in a way that I never had before that I would die.
And I wanted to hurry up and get as much done as I could before that happened.
Inhale.
Exhale.
I don't think I'm alone.
Urgency runs our lives.
We have an almost overwhelming sense of hurry up and get it done.
When we live with urgency,
We are rarely living where our feet are.
Our eyes,
Our minds are always on the goal,
The up ahead.
We can become impatient,
Frustrated,
Waiting until this or that happens.
And if the thing ever does happen,
It often doesn't satisfy.
We're already looking ahead to the next thing that needs our attention or needs to be achieved.
We spend our days in the not yet,
The not done.
Life and work become toiling.
Inhale.
Exhale.
There are many reasons we live with urgency.
The world is always ready to tell us how we are not enough.
So we need to prove the world wrong.
Or we might not trust ourselves.
We might feel we are sure to mess things up.
Forget something big.
So energy gathers like a freight train.
And we barrel through life to prove that we are capable.
And then there's always that urge,
That voice.
Get up and do something.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Of course,
Goals can be wonderful.
And there are times when things must be done and quickly.
That is one of the truths of modern life.
But must we always live at the pace of the Audubon.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Perhaps the more difficult question is,
Are we willing to give up living a life of urgency.
And the speed associated with that kind of life can be seductive,
Leaving us feeling powerful and in control.
And we can be in control for a while of some things.
But then life shows us just how fragile we are.
Tumbling and crashing and tenderly feeling every part of our body and spirit.
Am I okay?
Where does it hurt?
Breathe.
Breathe.
For millions of years,
Humans have been living at the pace of our,
Or our horses feet.
If that's the case,
What is the existential toll of modern day urgency on our bodies,
Minds and spirits?
Is it any wonder we feel fragmented and wild and not the good kind?
What if we decide to leave urgency behind?
I mean,
Maybe can't do it forever.
But what about for a day?
An hour?
The next five minutes.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Leave urgency behind.
Commit to a kind and radical slowing down.
Live where your feet are.
There is no time to lose.
Because there is only this now.
There is no need to hurry.
Because there is only this now.
Be present.
Answer the call to let this now be enough.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Live light.
