Being human is like a guest house.
Each morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness
comes as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out for
some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame,
the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
--Rumi
When you practice today, watch each thought and feeling. Invite it in. It may be clearing you out for some new delight.
When you interact with clients or customers at work, when you clean the house, when you bump into your neighbor, when you talk to your sibling, when you lie in bed awaiting sleep. Invite it in. Then watch it depart.
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