NOTHINGNESS

Have you learned the art of doing nothing so that "something" can emerge? I do believe over time that I have learned this lesson from time to time. I am not flawlessly skilled at it, but I am more aware of the potential and much more anticipatory of the fruit that can come from dormancy, lying fallow in the deep, peaty moss of a dark, cool nothingness.....soaking in the rsidual moisture and resting in the earth that will produce an environment for growth. I can feel myself desiring such conditions, even now. I am not certain that many of my colleagues understand the power of nothing. Most are far too nervous about their position, their popularity or their productivity. We all strive because we believe our key to living well is to be needed. But the simply truth is, no one needs us. We fool ourselves. And if there is one who has need of us, it is usually not the one we choose to serve. The need comes from those who can give us nothing in return. So, do nothing or do something because nothing or no one requires it of you. Then, watch the miraculous being born!