Listen For It

“Silence is not empty, it is full of answers.” — Rumi

This writing is Certified Human

The Obstacle

We rush through the day
Filtering most of the input
Sights
Sounds
Smells
Taste
Touch.

There is too much input
For the brain to receive it all.

We are pulled
In every different direction.

Calls for our attention
Stack up
One task
After another
An onslaught of obligations
Responsibilities
Tasks
Meetings
Conversations
Things to do…

It’s hard to refocus
Recenter
Recalibrate
Reset.

We find ourselves
Tightly wound
Struggling
Straining
Stressing.

Only focusing
On what is needed next
The thing
Right in front of us.

The Gift And Opportunity

A lot is asked of us
From the time we wake up
To the time we fall asleep.

Our eyes open
We are off and running.

We lay down to sleep
Thinking about mistakes
Things undone
About tomorrow.

We can refocus
At any time
Shift our brain
From left to right
Recalibrate our stress
And attention.

The shift will not come
By accident
We must choose it.

One way is to listen
To hear
Isolated single sense.

Most of our sensory capacity is for sight
An easy way to reset is to shut off our vision.

Close our eyes
Listen.

Breath
Coming in and out.

Hands
Rubbing together.

Noises
Far away.

We can reset and recalibrate
Anytime
If we listen for it.

The Practice Of Self-Mastery

• Feel the need to reset
• Close your eyes
• Isolate sound
• Stay here until recalibrated

CHEAT CODE: FEEL THE RESET → CLOSE YOUR EYES → LISTEN → STAY HERE UNTIL RESET