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Agitation Meditation? Why would we want to seek out that which disturbs us?

It's a lot like allowing silty water to be still so things can settle and the water can clear. When we no longer seek to avoid our discomfort, we can better cope with reality. Better still, we can become far more effective in difficulty, which is not just good for us, it brings real benefits to those around us.

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Agitation — Seeing True We are in a time where many are struggling with the affairs of the world. While it’s always a reasonable strategy to seek to seclude ourselves from that which troubles us, the biological truth is that we are designed by life itself to always receive and process information.

Contemplation for the Day(s) at Hand

“Grace belongs to the broken too.”

These words remind us that “Grace" is not reserved for the polished, the perfected, or the pleasantries of life. It is certainly much larger than our religious and cultural orientation that prefers to avoid darkness and seemingly irreconcilable tensions.

"Radical" or "Gnarly" Grace meets us in the places where life has cracked open our certainty and exposed our humanity. Not broken, but available for something unexpected. It invites us into engagement with a way of experiencing that is beyond what we can grasp.

Somehow, mysteriously, every one and every thing belongs.
That idea is one well worth wrestling with our selves.

For more on ideas to expand our experience of a Radical Perspective on Grace:

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Grace — Seeing True Grace is often misunderstood. It is not limited to pleasant moments or favorable outcomes. Rather, it is the mysterious presence woven through all of creation - through every aspect of life and living - including what we are quick to label as dark, wrong, or even evil

“You can’t have a light without a dark to stick it in.”
~ Arlo Guthrie

We think Arlo is onto something. Let's call it "radical grace."

No, not the warm, pleasant notion, and not the religious one. Instead, let's call it "gnarly grace," the shadow realm where ancients like the Tibetans knew that renewal and transformation were formed ... in darkness ... through loss, and suffering, and sometimes tragedy. Carl Jung determined these shadowlands are the one place none of wish to tread, yet which prove to be most fertile, and that our wisest choice would be to explore our inner, unknown selves, even as we balk.

At Seeing True, we've decided to explore this "gnarly grace" that infuses all of life and creation. Check out our new content. We'll meet you there. https://www.seeingtrue.com/grace

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Grace — Seeing True Grace is often misunderstood. It is not limited to pleasant moments or favorable outcomes. Rather, it is the mysterious presence woven through all of creation - through every aspect of life and living - including what we are quick to label as dark, wrong, or even evil