Are you spontaneous too?

The last blog post was about saying YES to life, the YES that was there at the very moment of birth. 

This affirmation of life comes from a deep primal force, which we rediscover when we surrender to the moment like a playing child. These are wonderful moments. And so the thought often arises of simply wanting to be as spontaneous, wild, and free as a child again – do you know that feeling?

Behind this desire, however, lies a great illusion. At least in this life, we will never again be a child or a baby as we were at the moment of birth. We are adults! What defines that?

A baby's mind doesn't yet possess fully developed emotional intelligence: it is preoccupied with basic needs and emotions and cries when it is hungry or needs closeness. It is essentially fighting against everything unpleasant in order to be happy.

A child-mind already develops strategies: The child learns that it can create its own happiness. And so it acquires sophisticated methods and even manipulations to achieve its goals, indeed to avoid negative emotions and create positive ones. Its emotional well-being is still very dependent on external circumstances.

My heart and your heart are ancient friends. While on the surface of the ocean, like waves, all the worldly stories that separate us rise up, in the depths of the water, we remain connected by heart for all eternity.

A mature mind learns that every moment has two parts: In the first instant, we experience an emotion through external influence. And the crucial part is the second instant. Can I pause, can I, by looking inward, transform the emotion into a feeling and simply be with that feeling? Feeling frees me from the worldly narratives that divide me, and from the wisdom of connection, I can once again act wisely in the world around me.

And so it happens again and again. SPONTANEITY We are asked to be immediately ready in the everyday moment to embark on an adventurous journey inward, moving from divisive emotions to connecting feelings. Even when we would much rather cling to external narratives—or precisely then! How can we most easily learn this spontaneous surrender to ourselves? – For example, through various forms of meditation.

Let's practice meditation 🙂 see you soon! 

Warmest regards, Angel & Aline & the wonderful SONQO team