Land Like Fred Astaire: Using Presence to Deal With the Unexpected

Hurri-quakes, falling over, water spills on our outfits and other unexpected happenings. Why can't things just go the way we want? Dealing with the unexpected is sort of like finding your legs during an earthquake. When what you think is solid starts moving, what you trust becomes unstable. 

Our patterned response is to fight, control, anticipate and react. If we learn to go with what's happening, we can sustain ourselves through the unexpected and fall with grace like Fred Astaire!
 
In this episode, we talk about the true opportunity - learning to expect the unexpected. 

 

Three Things You'll Learn In This Episode 

Coherence, not control
How do we flow with the river of the unexpected and stop trying to change its direction and velocity?
 
Accept that you're part of nature
In nature, everything is in movement all the time. Are we going against this when we expect the ground beneath us to remain the same? 

The art of sustaining
Our culture goes from creating to throwing things away at a rapid pace. How do we shift into tending to, caring for, repairing, and renewing?