{"id":18999,"date":"2012-04-19T22:32:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T02:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=18999"},"modified":"2012-05-22T05:37:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T09:37:31","slug":"18999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/18999\/","title":{"rendered":"We’re in charge of what we think about. We have a choice whether to focus on the chaos or remember the goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is there someone who is a priority to you? \u00a0Are you their priority as well? \u00a0I admit, I’m fairly self absorbed. If someone requires a lot of attention, I may fail to meet their expectations. \u00a0That’s cool with me. \u00a0Then there are some I want to give a lot of attention to because I see the rose within the bud, and it’s fulfilling for me to share in the unfolding. \u00a0I know how to tend that garden. \u00a0And more often than not, it’s a lesson in contrasts at the same time. \u00a0Domino<\/a> is getting those lessons right now.<\/p>\n

Domino<\/a>\u00a0had a neck and back injury last year from an accident he was in as he drove home from a job he’d just been laid off from, after learning the day before that his wife of 30 years and best friend had run off together. \u00a0Now, a year later, his disability pay is coming to an end and he doesn’t know what he’ll do. \u00a0He went through a fragile mental state last year, coming a little too close to the edge for all of us. \u00a0Since then we’ve been strengthening the connection, practicing staying in alignment with Source energy. \u00a0So far, so good. \u00a0Much progress. \u00a0Now comes the chance for daily practice. \u00a0Daily practice is easy when you’re in an environment that gives you the time and space for it. \u00a0We don’t all get that.<\/p>\n

I was 20 when I learned to meditate<\/a>. \u00a0Ideally, I would be left alone in the quiet for 20 minutes at a time and get it done. That seldom happened. More often than not, there would be constant noise and interruption. \u00a0At first I let myself be irritated by it. \u00a0I let it prevent me from “getting into the zone.” \u00a0While living in monastic community, I learned to take all outside sounds into my meditation and let it be absorbed. \u00a0It was my choice whether to focus on the distraction or stay focused on the goal, despite distractions.<\/p>\n

I just had to remind myself I was in charge. \u00a0Me. \u00a0Not my mind and all the nonsense it wants to ramble on about. \u00a0Not the people around me who think only of themselves and give no thought to anyone around them. \u00a0We can’t always be around people who have our best interests in mind. \u00a0No, me, I was in charge.<\/p>\n

That’s Domino’s challenge right now: to take in all the chaos going around him right now, take it into his meditation practice and let it be absorbed. \u00a0Remind himself he’s in charge. \u00a0It will be his choice whether to focus on the chaos or stay focused on getting his life back together, despite whatever seems to be an obstacle.<\/p>\n

So far, so good.<\/p>\n

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