Another highly inspirational entry from my therapists journal: Why? 5 hours ago As I stepped out into the still dark morning I was met with a cacophany of sounds. Natures orchestra was playing a symphony including cardinals, crickets, crows, and ducks. In the sky a sprinkling of stars spread across the sky as a shy crescent moon winked at me. I could spend time drinking in the beauty of this one singular moment, or........... I could retreat into my thoughts and start to question the nature of nature, the universe, and my very existence. Why cant all mornings be as beautiful as this one? Why did I get cancer? Why do good people die? Why do I have to get a blood transfusion? Why are we faced with challenges such as Ebola, Isis, and extreme weather conditions. WHY? WHY? WHY? BECAUSE! BECAUSE! BECAUSE! We can spend endless amounts of time caught up in thought loops which take us nowhere, but send us spinning around and around in an exhausting vortex of questions with no answers. There is a childrens song that goes Why oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why oh why? Because, because, because, because, because, because, Good Bye. That about sums up the degree to which why questions are productive. I am not in favor of abolishing all questions or philosophical inquiry, but I am suggesting that for the sake of emotional and mental well being that we abandon why questions in favor of more productive questions. Instead of Why did I get Cancer? I could ask What can I learn from this experience? How can I help others with what I have learned from this journey? Where is this leading me? These questions have feet that can take me from where I am to where I may want to go, to a place of clarity and better understanding. Still, I often prefer to observe rather than question. Observing puts me into the experience and questioning takes me out of the experience and into my head. The author Ann LaMott says My mind is like a bad neighborhood, I try not to go there alone. This fine morning I choose to abandon questioning the nature of things and go out into nature and welcome the beauty that I find there. To feel the warmth of the sun as it rises, to hear the bird songs, to smell the wet grass and mulch, and to see the vibrant colors of the trees as the sun hits them igniting their beauty. At this moment, I have no questions.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:57:37 +0000
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