The Surprising Path to Serenity

 

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The goal might be to live a serene life. That’s the goal. How well are you doing? Right now, there is a week left in November 2025. I am currently writing stories scheduled for the beginning of December. And I am panicking.

Why? Because, for me, I like to see at least five or six stories circling above the various platforms I write on. Presently, I’ve got about three on average. It’s not enough for me. I can sit here on a lazy Sunday morning, having already written one article, feeling this rising panic. That is definitely not serene.

That it is of my own making is one thing to consider. There is no publisher or agent knocking at my door, asking where the articles they’ve been promised are. In fact, I doubt anybody would be upset if I didn’t write for a time. So, what’s wrong with me?

It is certainly not a sense of serenity. It is panic. Why?

Okay, consider this. If you realized you had a skin condition, what would you think? Is this something you would worry about? Would you consider that maybe you need to address something in your diet? Does worrying make you sick? I think so. Could worry have brought about an annoying case of pimples or eczema?

Regularly scheduled periods of serenity.

Maybe. It’s like when you are learning how to meditate, you don’t want to go overboard. You want to ease into it. You want to enjoy it. It’s not a job. It’s something you are doing for whatever reason you are doing it. Perhaps you want to experience the peace of God or of Spirit more than you do now. Maybe you think you will be a better writer if you meditate.

Meditation can help you towards those goals. Meditating on specific things can also.

Sometimes, I like to drift. But meditation can also help you to answer questions that you’ve been having. Like, why am I so worried all the time? That would be a really good one for me. I might not like the answers, but then who does?

If I were in a life of serenity, I would be just as pleased to empty the garbage as I would be to bake some bread or write an article.

So, perhaps the goal is to even out the names I assign to different activities.

You know what? I just felt the answer come over me, right while I am writing this article.

The big thing looming over me right now is our 2025 finances. Mostly, I ignore them. As long as there is enough money to pay the rent and buy groceries, I don’t have to think about them. Now, though, I need to get them done, not like last year, when I waited until February to begin. Now is the time to get started, and the first step will be downloading and printing the statements for the different accounts we have.

I feel more serene already. Getting that answer, though? That was a shocker. It overwhelmed me. I’m still feeling it.

The answer.

Was right there all along.

Read “Focusing” by Eugene Gendlin to learn how to ask your body for answers. That feeling that came over me when I realized all I had to do was start working on our 20205 finances? That’s exactly how he describes the sense of relief a person feels when they solve their own problems. An overwhelming sense of serenity. 

Hey, thanks for reading. Let me know if there is some other way I might be of service. Explore the other places I’m at on the Internet. See you in the dreamtime.

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🌺 Pauline Evanosky

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