The Skill of Transcendence

a lot of what ending the trance of worry or anxiousness is about,
has to do with getting out of the vision of what’s being worried about...
when i have to end the trance of what’s not true, i have to let go of being enrolled in it,
involved with it, held by it, talking about it.

instead, a space needs to be made with me.
this would be a space of possibility for what
could be created "that-i-want," rather than
occupying the space as filled up with thoughts about "what-i-don't-want."

so, i have to say
goodbye to what is seemingly there
to create the possibility for what could be there.

recently, when we had house quests, i was concerned that Angelo, the cat,
was being treated in an unusual way... i mean not like usual here...
he was being carried around and bothered by people…
instead of giving voice to my worry that he might bite
or scratch someone and cause a huge problem,
i decided he would be just fine and would know how
to run away and hide if he needed to.

as time went on with the visit, he appeared to actually
love being looked for, hunted down, talked to, and brought about.
wherever we were, he got carried there by guests or joined us of his own accord...
he followed our company, sat on them, got carried around more
and purred all over the place... it was amazing.
he loved being treated like an honored guest by people
he never knew before... it was a wonderful circumstance to see.
... and, it all started with letting go of thoughts i was thinking and getting new ones.
it works that way.