Just Being
soul notes
What if the act of simply being were enough? What if there was nothing that the world was depending on for its survival that you needed to do? What if there was nothing you could do to improve yourself or save another person? What if you were enough by simply being here? What if your essence, the simple act of your being here and taking on this human birth was all in and of itself just enough?
If we take a huge step back from ourselves and our individual lives of experience and consider that the world has been here for billions of years before we arrived and will continue on its own long after we are gone. Our lives from that perspective, 80 years or so, are the blink of an eye. The true essence of who we are came in with us at birth and will continue after our earthly body has returned to dust. Who you are…your truest essence….is your being.
Your being cannot be added to or taken away from or improved upon.
Breathe into that for just a moment.
Be with that.
Consider what becomes important from that perspective.
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
Zen and Ink Journals represents hundreds of hours of writing over the past decade, sometimes from a train in remote China or a coffee shop in Kyoto, a hammock in Costa Rica or a simple cabin on a mountain in Boquete, Panama.
Zen and Ink Journals is a simple offering of words in the hope of inspiring others to a simpler, more mindful way of life in these chaotic times. I invite you join me each month on the journey for a glimpse of the larger world, reflections on living more simply and quietly amidst the chaos of our modern world.
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Zen and Ink was born over a decade ago out of my own personal journey to find peace and tranquility amidst the ever-increasing chaos of our modern world. In the last ten years, the pace of our modern world has only accelerated and we have moved further out of sync with nature and the rhythm of our souls. Zen and Ink offers a quiet space for anyone along their journey seeking more balance and Zen in their daily lives.
Zen and Ink provides an oasis for those who are drawn to a slower and simpler way of life; to provide a portal for awakening, tools and resources that many will find useful in their own quest to find the Zen which is already there and always within and around each of us.
