If You Find Yourself in a Blind Alley in Life, Wait… You’re Not Actually Stuck
“Watch the flow of water when it floods an area of land and you will see that it puts out fingers, and some of them stop because they come to blind alleys. But the water doesn’t pursue that course; it simply finds its way around. The water never uses any effort, however, only its weight and gravity, and by following its level it finds the path of least resistance.” ~ Alan Watts, Still the Mind
We are in a strange time where many feel like they are in a kind of limbo — a sense of being between two worlds. Perhaps we’ve lost a job and are trying to figure out the next chapter of our life. Maybe we’ve had great realizations but haven’t figured out how our “new self” fits into our family of origin and the society we grew up in. Or maybe it’s our romantic relationship, where we live in the world, how we eat, move, and live.
When we start to have big changes, we often go through a time of feeling very stuck. It’s like the energy isn’t flowing at all, and if we aren’t careful, our brains can convince us that something is wrong, when in fact, everything is just fine.
What is a Blind Alley?
“Watch the flow of water when it floods an area of land and you will see that it puts out fingers, and some of them stop because they come to…
