Seeing After the Fact

Three Morning Micro Insights

These are related. They come from my desire to react less and recover with equanimity more quickly.

Seeing that exposes the self as a fabrication will lessen cruelty to others and oneself. Fabrication = dependent arriving. The self is made of causes and conditions.

Don't fret about why things went south; focus on what spurred recovery. This shifts seeing from a defensive, "what to avoid next time" stance to an offensive stance of building, choosing what leads to expansion. Noticing the causes and conditions that trigger awareness after a small-minded event. Conditions that support awareness are: sleep, time alone, an internal smile, Zivon, the weather, a song, the sound of Mary's voice and washing the dishes.

Reducing the time between acting poorly and recognizing that one is off track is important because it can determine the extent of the harm. It is the difference between catching a child before they run into the street and calling for an ambulance.

---