Fairness

When I break a glass or it shatters on the kitchen floor, my first reaction is to be self-critical.  When someone’s heart breaks, I want to fix it.  When my heart breaks, I retreat to a deep dark place for a day or two.  Our human response is to think all this breaking is unfair.

Life has taught me nothing is fair.  I want to stop looking for fair.  Stars collide, comets streak across the galaxy, worlds are born and die in an instant.  In the universe something is always letting go or being created.  Like a willow tree, letting go allows us to survive.  As we release, we increase.  When we hold on, often what we hold is ripped from our grasp.  In the process of letting go, I have learned that love softens what initially feels like a loss.  Being at peace, in meditation and prayer slows down the anxiety and fear.  When I look back, my letting go was the precursor of a blessing.

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