"Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song. ~Konrad von Gesner"
Try not to try.
There
is an effortlessness in gratitude and life that we should all aspire to. Research shows that gratitude has many benefits, but having a grateful attitude doesn’t come easily to everyone.
Cognitive scientist
are only now beginning to understand the power of spontaneity and why it is so
essential for our well-being. When something is right, it truly is easier
and much more effortless. BEING GRATEFUL IS RIGHT--- in all things, even if not for all things. In fact, Chinese philosophers wrote extensively about
an effortless way of being in the world, which they
called wu-wei (ooo-way). New research reveals what’s happening in the
brain when we’re in a state of wu-wei—why it makes us happy and effective
and trustworthy. Effortlessness requires shutting the mind off and allowing the
body to do its thing. It is very challenging to get the mind to let go of
itself, and to stop trying, free fall into trust, be present and to know what
comes goes, and what stays must be maintained. To cultivate behaviors and fruit
bearing tendencies of wu-wei let go of the Western Culture ways of
achieving goals through careful reasoning and conscious effort. Recent research
suggests that many aspects of a satisfying life, like happiness and
spontaneity, are best pursued indirectly. The older I get, the more I realize I
do not want to spend most of my life preoccupied with effort, the importance of
working, striving and trying, only to find the more I try hard to will things
into manifesting, the more elusive they become. I'd rather let go of any
rigidity, cease over-planning life which has been proven to limit happiness and
success. I prefer to live life relaxed and flexible, pursuing whatever
interests me, and feeling confident that it will work out---and it generally
has.
APPLICATION: TRY NOT TO TRY
1. Practice “body
thinking." This is a tacit, fast,
and semiautomatic behavior that flows from the unconscious with little or no
conscious interference. Stop yourself from any and every effort requiring
pushing harder or moving faster. Relax. Slow down. Stop (which means to cease
all motion). Accept that sometimes effort and striving are profoundly
counterproductive.
2. Practice effortless
action. This is not dull inaction. Quite the
contrary. Wu-wei is "not trying" or "no doing." It's the
state of mind of a person who's optimally active and effective. Practice living
in a state of effortless action. You will feel as if you're doing nothing,
while you are creating proper and effective conduct, harmonious order,
brilliance and beauty. For a person in wu-wei, proper and effective
conduct follows automatically as if the body gives in to the seductive rhythm
of a song. The body, the emotions, and the mind become integrated. Being
in wu-wei is relaxing and enjoyable in a deeply rewarding way that
distinguishes it from cruder or more mundane pleasures. It's a state of
BE-ing.
Beloved, I am praying effortlessly with and for you.
Resources to Help:
1. https://www.organizedmotherhood.com/effortless-gratitude/
2. http://effortlesspeace.com/gratitude-quotes/
3. https://pageflutter.com/30-day-gratitude-challenge/
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