Any Questions?
I’ll send an S.O.S. to the world
I’ll send an S.O.S. to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle, yeah
Message in a bottle, yeah – Sting
It is easy to slip into the need for answers in our daily activities. After all, practically from birth we’re taught that all questions have answers. “Where’s your nose?” turns into “What sound does a cow make?” Before long, we are solving for Y and completing job applications.
Our early experience can set an expectation that all questions have answers. And even more specifically, that each question only has one right answer.
But, it doesn’t take too many interactions with the human race to learn that our questions and answers don’t fit neatly into a multiplication table. Questions about family, love, and spirituality don’t come with yes or no answers. Even questions about a job change or how we will spend a weekend can seem complicated. Because they are.
Life is complicated if you’re paying attention.
Everyone reacts differently to the vast list of unknowns between birth and death. Some people will ask anyone who will listen what they should do. Others confide in no one. Here are a few suggestions as you fill in your blanks.
Spend more time being with your insides than looking to the outside. Getting quiet in whatever meditative practice that works for you helps settle the mind. Without the noise, comes quiet, clarity, and inspiration.
Second, be selective when building your village. It’s important we consider whom we’re giving the power to. Observe quickly. Trust slowly. Give people a crumb and see how they treat it. If they aren’t treating themselves or the people in their lives with reverence, they aren’t likely to treasure your crumb either.
Lastly, while we might be hoping someone gets our S.O.S., practice patience with yourself and the Universe. The answers will come eventually. It is what they were meant to do.
