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Day #517 - Luxury for the Idle Mind

Too busy to be ‘in practice’?

To be in dialogue with our practice is to look just ahead, and just behind. This work is not about dramatic perspectives, but rather the smallest of actions.

I note that i have been all over the place the last few days: nothing exceptional, just very busy, with young children, and the same stresses as everyone else. So i’ve had my head down. Pushing forward.

I’m good at that: if push comes to shove, i can just dig deep.

But to retain reflective practice is difficult. It feels like a luxury, a distraction, a task, or simply pointless. Better to be busy.

This is a central question for us, in this community: are we in dialogue with our practice on a continual basis, or is it a luxury for the idle mind?

Use your sixty seconds today to consider this: are you ever too busy to be engaged in your practice? And what does that cost you?