Hi.
You're waiting on something.
I can tell, or you wouldn't be here.
Let's sit with that for six minutes.
Just you, and the sound of the water.
Feel whatever is under you.
The seat of the The chair.
floor under your shoes.
It's holding you You up.
don't have to do anything for Breathe that.
in slowly...
And let it go.
So what's the thing you're waiting on?
Maybe a call about the job.
Maybe a vote count.
Or a college letter for your kid.
Whatever it is...
you've done your part.
And now it's out of your hands.
That's the hard bit, isn't it?
Doing is easy compared to waiting.
You can plan for every version.
Run through the good one, the bad one.
And still not know.
Notice what your hands want to do.
Refresh the page.
Check your email one more time.
Maybe you've picked up your phone...
and put it down...
and picked it up again.
And notice where the tension sits.
Maybe your stomach feels tight.
Maybe your shoulders are up by your ears.
That's your body trying to help.
It thinks if it stays on alert...
it can steer what happens.
It can't.
But it's trying.
That's kind of sweet.
Let your shoulders come down an inch.
Now try something with me.
Rest both hands on your legs.
Palms up, if that's comfortable.
In your right hand...
put the things that are yours to do.
Answering the phone when it rings.
Eating lunch.
Being kind to whoever is near you.
Feel how light that hand is.
There's not much in it.
And all of it, you can handle.
Now your left hand.
Put the outcome there.
The answer.
The result.
Whatever the other people decide.
Let yourself feel how heavy it is.
Maybe your fingers want to close around it.
Maybe they're already gripping.
Breathe in...
And as you breathe out...
let the left hand open a little.
You're not dropping it.
You're not saying you don't care.
You're just not squeezing it anymore.
Breathe in again...
And out...
Let the fingers uncurl a bit more.
One more.
In...
And out.
Let that hand lie open.
Notice the right hand is still there.
Still holding your part.
That's the hand you can use today.
Rest here now, with both hands open.
Listen to the stream.
The water doesn't know where it's going.
It goes around rocks.
It finds a way down anyway.
Some things only get known later.
Today isn't that day.
Today is just for waiting You well.
don't need to know the to ending...
rest right now.
If your hand starts to close that's again...
Just fine.
notice and it,
let it Breathe open.
in...
And out...
Okay.
Start to feel the room again.
Press your palms together for a second.
Then let them rest.
Breathe in...
And out.
Here's your next step.
While you wait, go cook something.
A real meal.
Not a snack.
Chop an onion.
Stir a pot.
Give your hands a job they can finish.
It doesn't have to be fancy.
Scrambled eggs count.
Soup from a can, something added, counts.
Cooking takes just enough attention...
to keep your mind from pacing.
And at the end, you get to eat.
Listen for the onion hitting the pan.
That sizzle is the whole assignment.
The news will come when it comes.
Whatever it is, you'll meet it fed.
Go start the water boiling.