Willing

Human life so often seems to be a pendulum between willfulness and willingness.  Slight and huge difference.  Will-full is that place where I am sure of what should be done.  I am an expert, I am full of confident knowledge and experience and therefore it follows that you all should listen to me and acknowledge my righteousness.  It rarely works.

Willingness is that empty mind of surrender and listening.  That place where I am open to hear you, not tell you about me.  It is a place where fear has no grip, and love makes life like teflon and we all slide and giggle as if on a glorious hill of snow.

Mindful of compassion and doing no harm are good markers on the path, good walking sticks to take with me.  At the same time I reach for the hand of the person next to me, the Lord next to me and like wonderful ever-present parents, they lift me up and swing me in complete joy.