I forget my purpose whenever urgency assigns me another one.
An email becomes an opportunity to defend myself. A disagreement becomes a chance to prove I understood the situation better. A busy day becomes a test of whether I can keep everyone satisfied.
The task may be ordinary, but fear gives it a hidden job.
My real purpose is forgiveness: releasing the meanings that make separation seem necessary and allowing love to guide what happens next.
I remember setting up chairs for a gathering and becoming increasingly irritated that no one else had arrived to help. With every chair, I added another piece of evidence that other people were inconsiderate and I was the one who always carried more than my share.
My purpose had quietly become proving that I was indispensable and they were not.
When I remembered that the task could serve forgiveness, I did not have to pretend help would not have been welcome. I could finish what was needed without using the work to prosecute everyone who was absent.
The room looked the same. The purpose I brought into it did not.
Remembering purpose does not always change what I do. I may still answer the email, clarify the facts, or establish a limit.
It changes what I believe the action is for.
Today I want to notice the purpose fear has assigned to the situation occupying my mind.
I may discover that love asks for firmness, patience, silence, or repair.
The form can vary.
The purpose remains the same: to leave the moment less divided than fear intended.
A PRIVATE REFLECTION
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A QUIETER WAY TO PRACTICE
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