CONTEXT

Context is a state of Being.

When creating a Context for oneself
It's wise to use "being", rather than "doing" words --
e.g. "Watchfulness", rather than "Watchingness".
Adding the suffix "-ness" helps get the feel of it....
"Watchful" still has an air of "doing" about it,
While "watchfulness" is a space we can relax into.
Try the two for yourself now, one after the other.
Do it a couple of times,
And feel into the difference between the two.
A Context should not be stressful;
If it's stressing you, there's a Condition going on.
If that's happening, create a context to cradle the constricting condition.

Context has less influence on the kind of things that we do
Than on the WAY that we do.
Context is about the way we are Being.
Let's say, for example, that I am about to go on-air
To present a radio programme........
If I've had a stressful day and I'm feeling a bit on edge
And consequently I'm in a context of, say, "apprehensiveness"
My presentation is likely to be very different from the way it may be
If I'm in a context of, say, "empoweringness".
I'm coming from a different place;
Same music, same sponsor spots, same newsbreaks, but a subtly different show
With a different appeal and impact.....
Maybe even a different audience!

Another important thing I've found about Context ---
Something that may be useful in one context
May be less useful, or even harmful, in another context.
To cite an absurdly extreme example --
In a context state of "groundedness", given the skills I have,
Counselling might be a useful thing to do.
In a state of "confusedness", however, it might be a better idea to take a sickie and do something else
Because the static of confusion I'm coming from
Is going to confuse the communication.
And from the other side of the same fence, I'd rather not place my life in the hands of an airline pilot, a brain surgeon, or another driver on the freeway at a time when they're under the influence of a context of "furiousness". I've had my share of massages from people who've been running personal emotional stuff while they've been working on me --- not a good result: I've learned the hard way to trust my instincts and cancel the appointment.

Ways of being (eg. believingness, certainness, faithfulness, dependentness) that may have served us well in the past, do not retain their usefulness as life moves on. At some point, everything -- yes, everything -- comes up for review. Whether you heed the warnings or not is up to you. Mid-life crisis, for example, is a tsunami of previously unheeded warnings.

Take charge of your life.
Willingly re-examine everything you've ever assumed.
And don't just do a spring-clean
(That's when we "tidy-up"; we open up the drawers and cupboards,
and move our stuff around to a new location)
Be prepared to chuck anything that is no longer useful.
Give it away.
Get rid of it.
Travel light.