Manana

I associate everything that happens in life with some kind of lesson. And as I start to find my feet in this big old sunburnt country, my next lesson is becoming painfully clear! Patience is a virtue. Not only can I not make a decision to save myself, I'm probably the most impatient person you'll encounter. Everything has to happen now. Right now! And if it doesn't, well chances are that the world will come hurtling to a complete and final end. I feel overwhelmed by everything I believe needs to be done….health insurance, new phone, job, somewhere to live, car, unpacking boxes, jetlag, catching up with people, planning ahead in general. For example, I had been back one day and had found all attempts to get a new phone failing and crashing at my feet. You guessed it…end of the world. I mean geez, I may as well give up on life right now! I guess over reaction can be a side effect of the stresses related to re-establishing yourself, but it's times like this with my elusive new phone, that you need to step back and reconnect with the observer that is in all of us. That quiet little ever present being that's been part of you since day one. The part of you that has never changed. That's the little you that can see the big picture and see the pointlessness of most of our problems and concerns in life. Luckily I was able to find mine, have a chuckle and enjoy not having my brain fried for a few extra days.

There's also some Shamanic teachings that can come in handy during these times. Don't be scared and don't scoff! Just humour me and be a little open minded for a few sentences. I was reading a book called "Illumination- The Shaman's Way Of Healing" by Alberto Villoldo PhD. There's a great lesson from the Andean shamans he's worked with. Manana. That's it. Just manana. The lesson is this…."not doing today what will take care of itself tomorrow…trusting the implicit order of the universe, even if you cannot understand it at the moment." Simple but not always easy. Especially if you're a bit of a control freak like me! It doesn't mean just sitting on your rear end, feet up and doing nothing. It does mean to progress and create your life, but in a more balanced and responsible, less chaotic way. I think it's a good lesson. In the crazy rat race of a world that some of us find ourselves in, it's a nice little bit of advice to carry around with you. At the end of the day, it's just life, isn't it?!?!

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