The Chi Will Take You Farther Than You Want to Go

THE CHI WILL TAKE YOU FARTHER THAN YOU WANT TO GO. Thankfully, I don’t remember hearing this statement until the Chi had already taken me farther than I wanted to go!! At least, farther than my ego wanted to go. You see, up until about nine months ago, my head or ego “called the shots” (and, come to think of it, I was very stressed out much of the time!). The ego had been entertaining the idea that It-Is-In-Full-Control and that It-Knows-Best and my body had willingly and sometimes unwillingly gone along.

Little did I realize, though, that consistently practicing the TCC form would activate and enable a tremendous shift to take place. My consciousness has dropped from my very logical, controlling, fear based mind to my gut (or t’an t’ien) and to the soles of my feet (or the present moment).

Sometimes this incredible shift causes my heart and soul to CELEBRATE at the idea that I am in fact, lightening up! Other times, however, this incredible, Chi based shift causes my head to wonder, “AM I GOING CRAZY?!?”

Meanwhile, I am somewhere in the middle, trying to reconcile this newfound reality. I feel like I have leapt from the familiar shores of perceived safety (i.e. letting go of my full time job) into the unknown flow of the Chi River. It gives the saying, “Go with the flow” a whole new meaning!

Now that I am in this River, my daily TCC practice has become as indispensable as a life jacket. After all, I believe that the TCC form / the Chi has nudged me into the River (with my consent) and I plan on using my TCC practice to keep me afloat.

Sometimes I am in awe of how simple yet comprehensive the process can be when I just LET GO and allow the Chi to take me forward. Sometimes I feel so at ease and so comforted by the full support of the River when I apply the effort of NO effort.

Other times, however, I imagine that this River is taking me toward Niagara Falls or toward huge boulders that could crush me in an instant. At these imaginings, I usually become tense, apply frantic effort and thrash about — at least mentally.

Then I remember to breathe and return my attention to the soles of my feet because intuitively I know that there is no turning back.

This River is teaching me much about myself and about Life and how I choose to move through it. So, come on in….the water is……wet!!