AwarenessOfLifesProcesses

Awareness of Life's Process

by Patrik Donahue

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As I contemplate what I want to say here, I am aware of hesitancy: What wants to be said? Can I do it succinctly, well enough to be read by people and somehow be useful and interesting? This questioning initiates a starting point.

On the other side of me is a confident voice and feeling that say: Knowledge and experience of polarities and how they perdure, either unconsciously or consciously, and perchance to integrate them and positively influence life for myself and others for the Benefit of All, thereby facilitates completing this little thesis.

Jumping to the point... We are speaking of the basic energies of life: One is active, or Yang as tai chi says; The other is attracting or Yin and reacts in one way or another. Interaction between them is a fundamental fact within ourselves as individuals and in our relations with others and the world.

Apparent opposites are always coming and going in our minds and lives.

Voice in audience asks: "Patrik, isn’t most of what you say obvious?"

P responds: "Well what is obvious at-a-distance is not always automatic awareness in the heat of the moment."

The unaware mind is quick to marginalize things and feelings that frighten or spook it. This may be an unconscious act, but not an unimportant one to conscious evolution.

And..and what is really good to know is that this is not an immutable and static condition; We needn't be stuck with fear and marginalized potential forever.

Wholeness and process integration of missing parts of self are the logical outcome of practicing our tai chi, processing confusing mind stuff and meditating.

Change and cycles are constantly happening. Results can be suffering or peace of mind.

Awareness gives us choice.