Shadow boxing

The greatest change seems to happen

when we stop trying to change

and sink creatively into the mystery of the moment.

The greatest transformation seems to happen

when we stop looking for the ‘solution’

and end the war with the non-existent ‘problem.’

The greatest healing seems to happen

when the ‘healer’ gets out of the way

and all of life’s energies are allowed to flow freely.

Jeff Foster 

Since the lock-down I struggle with weight-gain. My gym closed down and I have been slow picking up jogging; the weather is just not cooperating. So I tell my wife not to bring ice-cream when she goes shopping. She buys it anyway and I just can’t resist eating it once it’s in the house.

That seems to qualify for Jeff Foster’s non-existent ‘problem’ all right. If you don’t want to eat the ice cream, just keep the freezer door shut, right? Over-eating, drinking, or whatever other compulsive problem we may have, the problem is one of zooming into the wrong ‘problem.’ The solution is quite simple actually. 

We eat our sadness. We drink away our depression. We shop the lifestyle we crave, and deep down believe, we don’t have. Stop fighting with freezer door, liquor cabinet or credit agencies. Accept how you feel and then open up and let life’s energies flow freely again. I have a hunch my pounds will drop soon as spring arrives.