WHAT NEEDS BEING DONE?

Writing from Lake Rousseau; Crystal River, FL
© 2009 Howard McQueen

What needs being done?
Absolutely nothing, most of the time!

There is so much surface energy in motion, swirling around us.
The world we humans have created and the news we consume is so very agitated, so full of stories of victims and perpetrators and crime, violence and judgments.
We are so activated, so charged internally with unresolved emotions.
There is so much pent up internal pressure building inside us.
Surely, something needs to be done!

We so often take action,
based upon reaction
to the pressures building within.
Such a need to escape and/or to blow off steam!

We give in to habit
our life built on the shifting sands of ego desire and aversion.
So much general discontent,
the choking smoke screen of an overall emotional malaise.

WHAT NEEDS BEING DONE?

We have the ability to focus on outcome.
We ask ourselves “what intentions do I wish to manifest in this world?”
We begin by really slowing down our experience
to a frame by frame sequence.
We see a thought begin to bloom.
We watch our beliefs attach and add fuel to the thought.
We see judgment flair up and emotional energies add booster rockets to the thought.
And then, all of a sudden, often automatically, we are speaking words, communicating body language and our actions are manifested.
All too often NOT aligned with what we thought were our noblest of intentions.
We have been hi-jacked, again!

So, we slow it down, again and again,
till we become increasingly conscious and aware of what’s going on within.
And we begin to really see all the judgment and blame,
all the hurt, stuck emotions,
all the false beliefs
like rust, ancient dust covering and obscuring our souls.

We bring our heart to bear.
We invite the heart to ripen, advocate and guide our intent.
We begin to let pride judgment and arrogance be stripped away.
We witness others giving unconditional love,
and through this example and recognition,
we allow humility to begin to extinguish our arrogance.

There is essentially no stopping us now,
so long as we call upon our attention and intention
and keep growing and living from the heart center.
All falseness begins to fade away.
Truth illuminates the way into the unknown,
even with the continued bumps and faux paus
that will continue to obstruct the way.
These build our resolve,
give our love traction,
great depth,
purpose and meaning.
And one day, we find ourselves living from the heart
with very little effort,
giving others the unconditional love we have uncovered.

We begin living our legacy, our greatest gift, loving life and ourselves unconditionally.
This just happens to be what also best serves all of humanity.


This written during a massive downpour. My small camper insert has about four inches of insulation in the ceiling and the noise of the downpour striking the roof is deafening. I look up at the rain stained ceiling and wonder, will the previous owner’s roof repair job hold out. Ha! We shall see, won’t we!

If all else fails, I can make a dash to the clubhouse, about eighty yards away!