Evil Never Rests... So I practiced resting....
what do you do in the disappear?
Or I’ve been thinking about it another way.
As an artist, there is a tried and true rhythm which is it is necessary to disappear for awhile.
And then when you reappear, you bring what you have found in the disappear to the reappearance.
Think of bands that would disappear for many years and then come back with a new album.
You must disappear to bring something to the reappear.
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Lately I’ve been befuddled on how to appear.
And I’ve been obsessed with finding the answer in the appearing.
But a friend helped me see that the answer to appearing isn’t in the appearing, it’s what’s happening in the disappearing.
What takes place in the disappear?
“So I practiced resting… that I would become the opposite of Evil.”
Questions for the disappear:
What activity makes me come alive?
What activity feels like a guilty pleasure?
What do I love?
Where is the Voice of Love in my life?
Do I make time to listen to the Voice of Love?
What do I think about all the time but never make time for?
What do I wish I was doing?
What do I want to remember?
What do I want to keep alive in the world?
How can I be alive in the world?
What do you do in the disappear?
Spend time with what makes you come alive.
This speaks to my heart so deeply. I regularly practice a rested meditation: Yoga Nidra. It's in this rest that I hear my heart, receive wisdom, and reconnect with joy. Loving this series.