This came my way today …. Have a magical day. Blessings, Kay
Thanks, Kay... I think many others will enjoy it as well.
“I have simply stopped arguing with reality. How do I know the wind should blow? It's blowing. How do I know this is the highest order? It's happening. Arguing with 'what is' is like teaching a cat to bark. (I love that line!) It's not very fulfilling. I am my friend and no longer confused. The way I know that reality is good is that when I argue the point I experience tension, fear and frustration. I lose - not sometimes, but 100% of the time. It just doesn't feel natural inside: no balance, no connection. I want reality to change? Hopeless! Let me change my thinking. Some of us mentally argue with 'what is.' Others of us attempt to control and change 'what is,' and then tell ourselves and others that we actually had something to do with any apparent change that took place. This leaves no connection or room for God in my life. In the peaceful experience of no opposition to God, I remain aware of my nature: clear, vibrant, a friend, a listener.” ~ Byron Katie
Here's something I've discovered that might expand the principle: "We never even know What-Is, because we've been taught to perceive ONLY in the approved categories of our families and society. That's not really how anything is. Animals and babies can't ever be fooled; they can only be made crazy by our insisting on how-it-is (in our categories)."
Try these experiments:
1. Pick a blank upper corner of the room you're in; stare at the intersection with a relaxed but unwavering gaze until it turns inside out; don't try to force it back to normal - just let it stay inside-out for as long as you can. This will stretch your brain-muscles so that you can go around seeing the "inside-out" version of all the things you think you know.
2. JUST LISTEN. Listen to the person talking to you without thinking of how you're going to respond. Listen to your feet walking, and to whatever foliage you pass ('foliage' can include structures, vehicles or people). Listen to your breath, your heart, your conscience and, ultimately, your soul.
I've been practicing these simple exercises for decades, and, no, it has certainly not "improved my daily life" - it has only made me more aware. :)