I had a liberating thought about the phrase "may I be free from preferences".
What if the key is not focusing on the word 'preferences' but instead on the the word 'free'? There may be no harm in preferring right over left but I don't need to be manacled to all things right or come undone if left is my only option. And what if the left is an invitation to explore the path less travelled?
Clearly, focusing on my preferences makes life seem more manageable since I know my preferences like the back of my right hand. But, who am I kidding? My life is not controlled or controllable by me or anyone else. Plan, prepare and produce but pretending it's all up to me is like being on a rather famous yellow brick road. If I only had a brain!
I still have a huge list of planning, preparing and producing that is on my agenda for today but if it didn't all get done, the true identity of my authentic self would still be in tact. I would live another day when I could choose to handcuff my preferences to me or just be grateful for their delicious presence while holding them lightly.
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