Just notice. That’s it. That’s the practice.
You don’t have to fix it. You don’t have to change it. You don’t have to understand it.
Just notice.
The tension in your shoulders. The story in your mind. The way your breath gets shallow when you think of them.
Noticing is enough.
We rush to improvement. We crave control. We want to transform everything we feel into something better.
But Zen doesn’t ask you to improve. It asks you to attend.
To be with. To stay close. To bear witness.
Even if it’s awkward. Even if it’s messy. Even if it never resolves.
Just notice.
Let awareness do what effort never could. Let the light in your gaze be the healing.
You don’t need to analyze. You don’t need to explain. You don’t need to make it mean anything.
Just breathe and say: “I see this.” “I feel this.” “This is what’s happening.”
Let the moment be what it is.
Let your discomfort stay uncorrected. Let your sadness go unedited. Let your fear speak without being silenced.
Nothing needs to be solved for it to be sacred.
The body knows how to soften when it’s seen. The heart knows how to release when it’s felt. The breath knows how to come home when it’s met with kindness.
Just notice. That’s all.
And in that gentle noticing, without force, without agenda, you begin to heal.
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