Comments on: Numbing Myself With The Busy http://ruthannharnisch.com/the-eternal-student/numbing-myself-with-the-busy/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:46:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kokoe http://ruthannharnisch.com/the-eternal-student/numbing-myself-with-the-busy/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Kokoe Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:40:07 +0000 http://ruthannharnisch.com/?p=535#comment-225 When I moved to Short Mountain in 1998, and after I landed, came the hard part. Facing my own busy-ness. For me, that was a tough time. But I don't think I ever got through that phase. I was interrupted by the urgent need to care for a friend back in the life I had so carefully shut down. I've never regretted the 3 months spent caring for my friend, but I never did get back to that place of deeper quiet. I can see where this conference may be a setback to your deeper landing process. Rather than a setback, I hope it provides you knowledge of how to step in, out, and back into, stillness. When I moved to Short Mountain in 1998, and after I landed, came the hard part. Facing my own busy-ness. For me, that was a tough time.

But I don’t think I ever got through that phase. I was interrupted by the urgent need to care for a friend back in the life I had so carefully shut down. I’ve never regretted the 3 months spent caring for my friend, but I never did get back to that place of deeper quiet.

I can see where this conference may be a setback to your deeper landing process. Rather than a setback, I hope it provides you knowledge of how to step in, out, and back into, stillness.

]]> By: Kokoe http://ruthannharnisch.com/the-eternal-student/numbing-myself-with-the-busy/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Kokoe Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:29:12 +0000 http://ruthannharnisch.com/?p=535#comment-224 At Short Mountain, we acknowledge a process for all recent arrivals called "landing." it's a lot like jet lag, but is about busy-ness rather than time zones. At Short Mountain, we acknowledge a process for all recent arrivals called “landing.” it’s a lot like jet lag, but is about busy-ness rather than time zones.

]]> By: Rosemary http://ruthannharnisch.com/the-eternal-student/numbing-myself-with-the-busy/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Rosemary Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:51:26 +0000 http://ruthannharnisch.com/?p=535#comment-215 stayed in a constant state of intense action. Literary critic says: at the base of "intense" is "tense." You juxtapose a state with actions. That's exactly what tension is: constantly being ready to act (fight, flee, hide) constantly. stayed/constant/state = static. intense/action = movement. What is the reverse? "I have moved in a flowing action of relaxed being." Like. stayed in a constant state of intense action.

Literary critic says: at the base of “intense” is “tense.” You juxtapose a state with actions. That’s exactly what tension is: constantly being ready to act (fight, flee, hide) constantly.

stayed/constant/state = static. intense/action = movement.

What is the reverse? “I have moved in a flowing action of relaxed being.”

Like.

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