230314 What I learned in my studies this morning 3

Waiting for the drop,

The shoe's on the other foot.

Full speed ahead! Go!

Thoughts:

No, I don't know what the haiku means either..... 

"My happiness does not depend on this."

What a great phrase. What a simple reminder that my happiness, my satisfaction, my fulfillment, are all internal.  The thing itself is neither good nor bad save for my judgment of it.

Don't I have emotions? Don't I become overwhelmed by sudden surges of anger or anxiety or grief? Most certainly. 

But, as far as I am able, I refuse to consent to these impressions. I refuse to wallow and remain within them.

Rather, I accept them, let them pass through me, pass over me, leaving me perhaps altered but still here, still functioning, still striving.

My experiences change me, but they are not me. I mold them even as they mold me. 

Today's Meditation:

Today's Meditation III:

Today's Meditation III:

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Today's Meditation IV:

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