Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Going to Pieces - Not Falling Apart

I woke up at 3 a.m., drenched with heart palpitations and numerous questions running through my head. Should I go back to school? Should I start a business? Will anyone hire me?

Like a rat looking for cheese, I have been to several interviews for jobs that don't seem to fit.  "There has to be a better way," I thought.

To calm my mind, I pulled Mark Epstein’s Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart off of my husband’s shelf.  In reading, I realized that I could be short-circuiting a process that will lead me to what will truly make me happy.

A mind that is full cannot take in anything new," the master explained. "Like this cup, you are full of opinions and preconceptions." Wisdom and happiness are to be found only by emptying one's cup.

A full mind is a blocked mind.  I don't think that I'll magically manifest a job if I forget about it.  But I might get better results if I refrain from patching up my ego with an advanced degree or a red sports car.  I will sure as heck owe less money.

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