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We're Not In A Hurry

I have to know how I can feel more than O.K. let alone happy even when things are not how I like them to be.  It takes practice to be able to find peace and joy when the world or the life itself is a hot mess.  As I sat with a lot of my fears, some sorrows, some frustrations in my retreat, one night my teacher said, “We’re not in a hurry.”  What he meant was it takes as long as it takes for our practice to bring the peace and/or ease we want in our life.  Hurrying to get somewhere when the rest of my being is not quite ready won’t bring about whatever I want.

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Izumi Tanaka