Witness
Observe.
Watch and witness what is.
Be with what is.
Do not turn away, minimize, nor be pulled into the vortex.
May our hearts be open yet calm and coherent.
Listen and learn what the message inherent in each moment is for growth and discerning the most impactful positive path, no matter how excruciating that moment may be.
We suffer because we want life to be different from what it is.
We suffer because we push away what is inherently painful about the human condition and is made visible for our growth in our pursuit of pleasure.
We suffer because we want what is inherently fluid, ungraspable, and transitory to be fixed, solid, and secure.
The cessation of suffering is possible when we learn to calmly abide, ride out, and surmount the discomfort and pain that are necessary for growth.
To rail against…to rage… to flail against …is to be in the thrall of blinding limitation that inadvertently precipitates more suffering.
The degree to which we can calmly abide and expand awareness is the degree to which the pain will subside, and/or transmute itself into a more digestible form.
May our hearts be open yet strong and coherent.
Pamela Boyce Simms
© PBS @ Imaginal Cells, CSE LLC, May, 2020