My True Center

My monkey mind has been very active lately, leaving me feeling exhausted energetically.  I had to admit that fear was at the core of all my anxiety.  Once I got clarity, I could calm my mind and body.  Then I could breathe more peacefully.  My mind is my strongest opponent, but it can also be my friend.  I must constantly be in tune to what my monkey mind is doing. 
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The drama that entangled my monkey mind was a desire to understand what was happening in my daily life, in our country and on a global scale.  The fear appeared when I couldn’t be certain of what is to be.  Then I remembered this quote from C. Joybell C., “The day I understood everything, was the day I stopped trying to figure everything out.  The day I knew peace was the day I let everything go.”  In tai chi, this would be a practice in yielding to whatever comes with softness and flexibility, yet remaining rooted like a tree in a storm.  Then I can really know my true center.