The Gathering Room: Stop Waiting, Start Living

Many of us have been waiting for the world to right itself. We tell ourselves, “When the pandemic is over … when the fires in California stop … when there is finally justice in the American social-political system, that’s when I’ll take action.” But when we focus on waiting, life can become unbearable. We get fixated on the future and suspend our unique light within the world until some arbitrary event finally occurs. We are not fully present when we live in limbo, and that creates some degree of suffering. In fact, Martha reveals her belief that the source of most suffering is misplaced focus: concentrating on a possible future and removing our attention from the present moment. She explains that choosing to live our lives in the midst of whatever complications we’re facing is a far more rewarding choice, and then teaches us how to come back home to ourselves through the trans-theoretical model of action. (This conversation originally aired on September 13, 2020.)

Видео The Gathering Room: Stop Waiting, Start Living канала Martha Beck