Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Happiness and Motherhood 5

As goal-oriented as I like to be -- getting lost in the experience of flow -- I cannot always have this type of pleasure as a parent. Interruptions prevent flow via goal-orientation.
So here is secret #5 for a mother's yearning for happiness:
Before frustration sets in, before we feel totally unaccomplished for not being able to make it from A to B in a linear way, we must let go of our goal, at least for the time being, and focus on the flow that is inherent in all life already. Things change, Being is constant flux. Things happen all by themselves. Things swirl, cause other things to swirl, to dance. When I notice the natural flow in and in between all things and beings, I need not produce my own so urgently anymore. As soon as I let go, I can enjoy that what is.