The Empirical Manifesto

I'm finding a weightlessness in communicating without attachment, as if that is the secret those who came before me have known all along. To be able to express yourself without guilt, worry, or the threat of loss is truly magnificent; to be open to those who wish to engage at that level, and lovingly dismiss those who are not. How can someone who works on mastering expectation management somehow miss the joy non-attachment brings?

During my Buddhist phase a decade back I understood non-attachment in theory - celebrated it even - but experiencing it is truly operating on a completely different level. At this point I can't even recall if I truly embraced non-attachment all those years ago, but the takeaway is these things require continuous practice in order to master. It is not enough to become aware and feign implementation. As with most things with which we desire to embrace, practice is key.