Ice Cream Wisdom
The local kids on our street for some reason like to sit on the wall at the front of our house. So my friend Annie and I one day decided to sit there for a while to see what was so good about that particular vista. We brought with us some delicious ice cream made of nothing but water, agave syrup (check it out, it’s sweeter than sweet yet doesn’t raise your blood sugar levels and is even OK for diabetics) cashews and fresh ginger.
We were discussing the concept of ‘ownership’ and the idea of ‘my wall’, ‘my house’...’MY space’
Why was it bothering me even a little that these children (not the quietest I’ve ever met) had taken up residence on ‘our’ plot?
As we were laughing about our crazy minds I started to read the ice cream container and on it was this quote:
“Relax; nothing is under control” - Mister Booja Booja
Yes…
There is truth in that!
I’m sure that my mind doesn’t work any differently to anyone else. It likes to to enjoy the illusion of being in control of everything that happens. My deepest wisdom tells me that the only thing I’m in control of is my perception of what happens, not what actually does. Day to day life brings up all sorts of situations that tell me I sometimes forget this truth.
‘I SHOULD BE IN CONTROL OF ‘MY’ LIFE’ - can we know that is absolutely the case?
I’ve found that whenever I believe that to be true, anger arises in me.
And when I let go and watch what is happening without needing it to be different, I feel like everything is in it’s rightful place. Just because that’s how it is.
That doesn’t mean we sit back and let everything in life happen to us.....
Next time I hear the kids on the wall I say to myself ‘ they are on the wall’, just so I can see all the different parts of myself that fight against reality, as well as the compassionate and empathic sides of me who sees everyone as a brother and sister in this world - it’s my choice to see which part of me wins out in this particular case.
And whilst this is true, we also want to create a space of calm around our home - we are having our front garden re-designed. We were thinking a fence instead of a wall would be better…
