Letting go of letting go

John Anderson reflects on 'Letting go of letting go'

Snow covered path with pines. | Photo: Photo: Val Corbett.

The image I have is of a child with both feet in a bucket striving to lift itself – while a parent smilingly watches and waits for the futility of the effort to become apparent.  After many years of religiously attending Meeting for Worship and sitting still, and mostly silent, for hour after hour (and desperately trying to be holy), I still find my mind occupied by random thoughts, feelings and awareness. And, perhaps, I am not alone in this.

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