Since everyday life is life, we must learn to enhance our observation skills if we want to stay sane and healthy (and we do!). Observing is the best way to maintain peace, our minds, and a piece of our minds.
“Observing” isn’t doing nothing. It’s a very active process of choosing to watch (keyword: “watch”—not “feel” or “internalize”) the chaos around us: to observe (notice) the rapidity, rigidity, frustrations, emotions, tensions, and bouts of anger—internal and external—that take us out of the center zone.
The more we choose to try observing again (and again and again!)—instead of reacting, commenting, getting upset, and all those other responses that take us away from peace—the more we experience the benefits. We maintain balance, peace, love, and understanding, and these are the rewards of choosing observation over reaction.
While we each might fail often, the secret is to keep trying. Why? Because when we succeed, the sense of accomplishment is unparalleled. There’s a lot of peace in nothing, and it’s a feeling worth striving for.
