So, I am sitting here at my favorite Starbucks, sipping a Zen tea and waiting for a very, very long download to complete to my computer/Garmin. It occurred to me that watching something download is the New Millennium equivalent of watching paint dry. It is the most boring, frustrating activity I can think of doing.
Silly me, I forgot to bring a book with me.
It wasn't until I had been watching the numbers go down, then back up, then down, then back up again for about thirty-five minutes, that I was wasting a great opportunity to practice patience instead of annoyance. I mean really, here I was drinking Zen tea, and becoming more and more frustrated instead of using all this wonderful free time to let my mind center on God.
I began to take that inner journey, letting go of everything; my surroundings, the smooth jazz coming from the XM radio station playing in the background, the download status that kept trending up-then-down on my computer screen, even the fact that my hair was still a bit wet from my workout at the gym just before I came here, and sat with my eyes closed and centered myself on that seed, planted deep inside. (The image I have come to use as my center). Conscious of my breathing, and then even letting that go I let the moments slip away along with my frustrations, cares, heartaches and prayers.
I allowed myself to completely rest, wanting nothing, seeking nothing, doing nothing.
Patience is surrender. Surrender is peace. Purity of heart is to will one thing.
Who knew downloading Garmin Maps would be the pathway to peace?
Pax
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