As we're over mid-way through this week, I thought I'd share something that happened to me, even prior to hitting the publish button for Sunday's post. I was sitting in my room writing when one of my family member's called me down. Joining them in the foyer of our house I asked "What's up?" and was immediately greeted by the accusation "It's because of you we're going to be late!" Looking back in hindsight, it wasn't anything major; rather, it was just an expression of a dear one's frustration.
That said, it was unexpected. Immediately I got on the defensive and offered a legitimate explanation as to why I was not to blame. I was pretty worked up. There's little that bothers me more than being falsely accused of something.
As I walked back to my room, only then did I realize - I had already failed at my challenge! LOL.
I know better than to react when someone else is worked up and yet I did exactly that.
A simple example no doubt, but a powerful one. It left me with the realization that the practice of transforming knowing to doing requires one to be:
1) conscious at all times, and
2) willing to do the work, even if we don't want to.
In this case, I wasn't conscious and therefore didn't even realize the opportunity I had in front of me. In cases where I am conscious of the opportunity to "do" there is often a bigger hurdle and that's my ego. Often it prevents me from doing the right thing because the right thing doesn't provide me with immediate satisfaction.
How have you been finding the challenge? We'd love to hear your experiences and invite you to share in the comments below.
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