One of my favorite stories is the story of maybe. It is set in a rural farming community a few hundred years back. A man is living on his farm with his 20-something son. It starts with the ox dying, and that was how the field was plowed. His neighbor says, “Oh, that’s bad”, and the man replies, “Maybe.” The son then pulls the plow himself. The neighbor says, “That’s good!” The man replies, “Maybe.” The son breaks his leg while plowing… “That’s bad!” “Maybe.” The army comes to recruit all able-bodied men, but they leave the son because of the broken leg. “That’s good!” “Maybe.” The story can go on and on and on.

See how much more energy it uses to place a value judgement on a situation, rather than just accept it? See how the situation seems to make sense only with hindsight? This is the energy of April 2024. The part we get to choose is how we flow with (or judge) life. In April, and really for the next couple of years, life is just going to happen. Our free will is limited to how we respond to this rapid change.

Life still has a trajectory towards personal evolution and a beautiful future, but the ego self is finally in the backseat. Our Higher Selves are driving, knowing full well it’s going to get uncomfortable for the ego, but worth it in the long run. The point is simply that it is best to trust in something Higher, however you see that. Look around you to see a word ruled by ego for thousands of years, and know that hindsight will show exactly why your “plans” didn’t work out.

Our job now is to meet all situations with a fluid “maybe.” Judging everything by a binary of good and bad is exhausting and quite a roller coaster of emotion. There will be many reversals over the next six months, as new information comes to light. Don’t waste your precious time and energy trying to label everything. Maybe it’s good, maybe it’s bad. Maybe we can just let life happen right now. Maybe.

My favorite way to come back to myself right now is to breathe through my root, crown, and heart. Close your eyes and take three deep breaths through your root chakra, then three deep breaths through your crown chakra, then three deep breaths through your heart chakra. Before you open your eyes, notice what has shifted inside you. I do this exercise several times each day. Give it a go, and remember to use it after every stressful situation.

Attachment is solely a mental (ego) construct, and it is the heart of the human drama. Buddha tells us desire leads to suffering. Desire is merely wanting life to be different than what it is. Accepting life as it comes is true mastery. Maybe.

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