Middle

There is a middle ground,

Between tension and automatic reactions,

And that is stillness.

Just allow whatever is present in your experience.

Let it come and go into your attention, like the ebb and flow of the tide,

And experience that for a little longer.

What you really want to say or do,

What is true for you,

That will stick.

And then you know:

This is not a momentary whim.

This is reliable for me.

— Maartje Stroeken