FINDING A NEW MELODY

“I should, I should, I should.”

“He shouldn’t, she shouldn’t, they shouldn’t.”

Think about your set of attached beliefs, your “shoulds” and your “shouldn’ts,” as a unique melody repeating itself in your mind.

Are you constantly trying to force your melody onto other people’s melodies? Do you do this without even realizing it? In some cases, they melody you’re playing doesn’t even originate with you, and sometimes it’s not even the one you want to be hearing.

If you continue playing only what you know, you never open yourself to listen to the other songs flowing around you. In this way, you are letting your attachment to your particular melody, a.k.a. your beliefs, control you.

Practice

With awareness, listen to other people’s melodies today. Perhaps you will learn something or contribute to them. At the very least, simply notice where the music takes you. By letting go of your attachment to what you think the melody should be, you open yourself to the potential to create a unique and beautiful composition of your own or a collaboration that can be shared with others.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.