Karen Maezen Miller is an American Zen teacher and writer. Her prose has strong effects on me. Her most recent column mentions the freeing power of de-junking and cleaning. De-junking and cleaning can be the same task you performed the last time you cleaned and de-junked. But that is a little shortsighted. Of course, if you really want to visit a friend or go on a picnic or shop or whittle a new whistle, any impediment from duties will be a bother.
The truth is that this day has never dawned before and it never will again. This is the magic moment of the great NOW that Eckhart Tolle emphasizes. This now has today's needs that have never been configured just the way they are today. The dust on the mantle is new and has never been in the house before. Take a look at "The Secret Life of Dust: From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of Little Things" by Hannah Holmes.
You find that the dust in your house includes bits from another galaxy, for crying out loud. Another galaxy! You might want to worship that dust. It began its journey before your grandmother was born!
Between the miracles all around you and all through you, there is too much for you to grasp. Time for a nap. Then, a walk. It's all too much. Might as well just soak it up.
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Bill
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