Doing What Comes Next

"Doing what comes next without a mental argument is devotion to God."

-- Byron Katie. A Thousand Names for Joy, p. 226.

As I write this, I'm in the process of moving, I just sold my online book business, and yesterday, carrying a big ass box of books down a winding staircase, I twisted my left ankle, so I'm hobbling around with a brace on it. Oh, you can bet, my head is full of arguments with Reality. And yet, all I can reasonably do is "what comes next."

I'm tempted to play the If I Were God Game, and fantasize about how things could happen differently, but where does that get me? Nowhere. Instead, I'm now here. And while I'm no Mother Teresa, my devotion to God today will manifest in the form of packing boxes, making phone calls, cleaning out the attic, and tying up all sorts of loose ends. Doing what comes next, and, hopefully, without alot of mental noise to distract me.

Look at your life. What are you resisting? What do you wish to avoid? Today, whatever comes next, take the Nike approach, and just do it! Arguing with God is fruitless -- He wins every time! One foot in front of another, even on a sprained ankle, doing what comes next, respecting Reality, doing devotion, life unfolds.

I hope you enjoy a wonder-full day!