I would like to be like that but I don't posses it yet, tranquility that is, although I sometimes do for short periods of time. I have noticed however that when I am tranquil, my mind is very quiet and still.
Things can can go wrong all over the place which can disturb us, but if we can remain detached we will be unaffected by it, not completely maybe but less so.
This seems to be the case in theory but as we know if something affects us personally it is very hard not to be affected by it.
So perhaps the best we can do is to be honest about how we are affected by things and then take it from there. Noticing how we feel is very useful in grounding ourselves into a kind of felt reality. If we don't do this we may get into trouble, which in a way is another way of getting grounded!
For example if you have low level anger and are not feeling it you may go out and bump into someone who is feeling the same way and get into a fracas. This is very upsetting and ,may make us think about ourselves for awhile.
So this is why it is important to sit for a moment before we go tearing out of the door and into the world.
Morning practise is a little more challenging than evening practise in my experience. But it is worth the effort. Take a bit more time than you normally would to get to work, enjoy the journey, change the route you normally take. 'A change is as good as a rest' , the saying goes. And it is true, it can be refreshing to do something different to stimulate the 'robot' to wake up.
Idling in the groove is a bit like a tranquilliser, it keeps us safe and secure in our little neurotic routine. But then so what it's your life isn't it?
'Yabba Dabba Doo' Fred Flintstone.
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