When we stayed in Sicily, our flat had 3 layer windows – a blackout part, a glass window and a mosquito net. For the duration of our stay, I complained that the flat was stuffy and opening windows did not help. Little did I know—and only realised at the end of our stay—that I was opening only the blackout part thinking I opened a window and so not letting air in.

This realisation made me wonder—how many more “windows” in my life I did not open correctly? How many “windows” have an unusual design and layers to them that require stopping and thinking and seeing them without the familiar assumptions of how “windows” work?

And then, I was hot at night so I got up and opened a window (only a blackout part, not glass) and I instantly felt cooler. But there was no air! Another lesson—how many things can be changed if only our mind believes they are changed.

As I enjoy the cool Sicilian breeze pondering these mysteries, open your “windows” with an open mind, my dear nomads. Don’t assume you know how the “windows” work. And if you ever need to cool yourselves, you can do that with just the power of your mind.

“Please free my life from all obstacles of delusion” 🙏