The weather notice on my phone is telling me "It's perfectly clear right now" So my mind responds - perfectly clear to whom? Not to me I'm afraid And exactly WHAT is it that's perfectly clear? When one is feeling overwhelmed with the political landscape, the climate crisis and the myriad daily issues percolating in front of me - it requires great effort to see what's clear Maybe what's clear is the background against which all of these issues are playing out Maybe it can be comforting to know that clarity can be seen behind the fast moving pieces I often find difficult to grasp Perhaps one can choose which to focus on Perhaps this background is the constant, a particular aspect of living one can trust and have faith in We do need some solid base from which to navigate, to take a stand, to rest in when we're overwhelmed and exhausted I suspect that it's from this perspective that clarity arises and gives us the energy we need to keep moving forward toward a day when it is perfectly clear.
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Perfectly Clear
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Clarity and Distraction
Reassuring to sit in meditation and have
the lens of your mind clear
Not that it happens every time
But today Clarity stepped out
and showed Distraction to the door
Have you met Distraction?
A rather jumpy character she is,
not wanting to settle in one place
or stay quiet for very long
She also gives more energy to some
rather than others, making them seem
more serious or dangerous or true
When they are not
But when the rush of life is carrying you
it’s so tempting not to pause and really
look at what Distraction is offering
Clarity on the other hand is like
the knife that cuts down to the core,
exposing what one’s true intention
can be
She shows you the simplicity of it all,
making it possible for you to simply
rest in what is
Clarity doesn’t give you the answers –
just the focus you need to find them.
Filed under Prose and Poetry