Being

In sitting, just sit.
In walking, just walk.
Above all, don't wobble.

Zen Philosophy


It must surely be one of the greatest conundrums and challenges: how to be in the present. How to exist, breathe, remain and live in the present. Because it is human nature to remember the past and to imagine the future. And there's nothing wrong with this, but so often my mind is like a 'chattering monkey' (I can't remember who coined this but it's a good description). The times that I manage to still this chatter and breathe into the beauty of the present moment are like drinking pure, clear water.

I've done an awful lot of wobbling over the past few years since being entrenched in this insomnia 'problem', and not really heeded the lessons that it's been trying to teach me. But then again, you have to be ready to listen don't you and finally, finally I feel like I'm reaching that place. And only by coming to this place and really 'being' in it, no matter how painful it is, can I achieve release from it.