How well do you dance?
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| Photo by Ahmad Odeh on Unsplash |
If
rootlessness is a metaphor
For
embracing the mindset
To dance
with discomfort,
How well do you dance with it?
And how can we
get better
At waltzing
with it?
Here are a
few suggestions.
Writing and
Journaling -
This is a nice
way of taking your brain for a walk.
It sharpens your ability to notice
and pay attention
To what is
stirring you.
What stirred
you today?
Why do you think it ticked you off?
Turn to it. Dance
with it.
Tap away how it made you feel
And see what insights are lurking there.
Reading (and now, increasingly, 'listening') -
The
regularity with which you come about
And wrestle
With new and
contrarian ideas
Is a good
indication of how awake you are.
A closed mind is a mind in sleep mode!
When was the
last time you read/listened to a book or podcast
That engaged or shocked you?
Or turned your
thinking inside-out?
Travel and
adventure -
The cliche' is you never cross the same river twice!
Similarly, the one who
goes and the one
who returns
Are never
the same person!
Nothing
bursts open stereotypes and
prejudice
Like travel.
Remember
that joke about us thinking
That our
mothers cook the best food?
Well...there
are billions out there with mothers just like ours!
BILLIONS!
That’s
a lot of ‘best’ food out there. And Homes! And Cities!
Are you
experiencing it?
Nature -
Quite apart
from the glimpses of heaven
That nature
showers on us every day,
Nothing
brings us better calm
Than being
with Mother Nature.
And nothing
gives us a better perspective
Of your own
insignificance in this universe
Like an
experience with its expansiveness, majesty and order.
When was the
last time you marveled at the wonders of nature?
I think the
first step towards becoming better
At dancing with rootlessness,
Is dropping
the idea that we have perfect knowledge over anything.
This is what
opens us up to curiosity and inquiry,
And helps us embrace and dance with uncertainty.
It also fosters inclusiveness and one-ness,
Because it brings home the realization
That everyone is part of the puzzle - a possibility.
Otherwise,
if you think you know, then there is nothing else to know;
And we become rooted in our deluded knowy-ness!
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