To Pull Toward Climax

The pull toward climax, that instinct to reach the peak and be done, is exactly what keeps us grounded, keeps us stuck. Our minds want to clutch at comfort, to fall into the familiar traps—whether it’s sex, food, attention, or any other distraction that gives a temporary high. But true practice is learning to feel that pull and instead to stay in the space between, in the charged space where potential opens up. It is to train the mind to recognize the inertia of habit and orient our awareness toward developing the charge that would keep us in flight.

– from the free eBook “Consort”