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Releasing The Clenched Fist

Releasing the clenched fist

Only four or so decades ago, it was popular for wealthy travellers to leave India with a pet monkey. Monkey catchers would dig a small pit, pop in some fruits and nuts and covered it with a heavy slab that had a tiny hole, big enough to fit a monkey’s arm. The monkey would come along, stick their hand in, grasp a delicious snack only to realise that their fist would not fit through the tiny hole. In would swoop the monkey catcher and voila! Another monkey to be sold. Had the monkey simply let go of the food before the monkey catcher swooped in, it would be free.

Consciousness, MeditationDan SnowMay 12, 2022Dan Snow Meditationmeditation, stability, surrender, fulfilment, control

Resilience & Locus Of Control

Lockdown has brought about another test of our resilience. Does the uncertainty of it all makes us question how little we control externally or, is it highlighting our capacity to change and expand our internal narrative and personal agency?

Is your locus of control focused externally, believing that everything is happening to you? Do you often internalise things as devastating, shocking and/or have feelings of helplessness?

Or is your locus of control focused internally, embracing challenges as opportunities for growth and understanding your power in making things happen?

Meditation, ConsciousnessDan SnowJuly 8, 2021Dan Snow Meditationresilience, meditation, control, adaptation, baseline