Avoid The Rush

What’s the hurry?

The Practice:

Avoid the rush.

Why?

As I was meditating one morning, our cat hopped up on to my lap. It felt sweet to sit there with him. And yet – even though I was feeling fine and had plenty of time, there was this internal pressure to start zipping along with emails and calls and all the other clamoring minutiae of the day.

You see the irony. We rush about as a means to an end: as a method for getting results in the form of good experiences, such as relaxation and happiness....