I intend this to be a year of ‘everywhere joy in relation, nowhere in grasping.’ These seven words were put in my mind by Rilke this morning, and they are very fitting for so much of my daily struggles. I have a strong desire to create relation with the world around me, including my garden and many people. This is how I create my reality. I establish relation when I maintain mindful awareness.
Relation happens when I keep an open heart and is a source of great joy. It is so attractive that it is hard for me to avoid grasping. I want to give permanence to a reality that is not lasting. The moment passes and is gone. The relation is there and quickly makes way for the next. The joy is real, it surges throughout my body. And it too makes way for the next.
I want the intensity of relation, and I want it without attempting to grasp it. I want to constantly plunge into the new.