You Are the Center of a Whirlwind, and What’s Around It Is “Time”
How This Analogy Helps You Step Into Your True Self
Imagine yourself standing in the middle of a whirlwind. All around you, winds are howling, things are flying, and time is swirling. It’s wild, it’s chaotic.
But right there, at the center, where you are, it’s calm. This is you — the unchanging, infinite part that’s at the core of everything.
The whole whirlwind represents life, with all its ups and downs, its crazy moments, and its quiet ones.
And time? Time is everything that whirls around you. But no matter how crazy it gets, the center — that’s you — stays still.
Time flows by, it flows around you.
More about the flow of time in spacetime and timespace(s) here:
But time is not changing the thing that’s always here.
This stillness at the center, that’s your true self.
Many books have written about this strength that can be found in the center, in the present moment, in the stillness within. An example you possibly know is “The Power Of Now” by Eckhart Tolle.
It’s not shaken by the storm, not pushed by the wind. It’s the part of you that’s always been there, unchanged, since you were a kid. It’s your essence, your spirit, your core.
Now, Why Does This Matter?
Because knowing that you have this unshakable center can change everything. When life gets really hard, when you’re caught up in the whirlwind, remember the calm at the center.
Tap into this center whenever you feel lost or overwhelmed. It’s like having a secret, quiet space you can go to, no matter what’s happening around you.
It’s a place where you’re just you, not weighed down by worries or stress. We lose ourselfes (the middle of the whirlwind) in the stuff around (time, problems, clinging to the past or fearing the future, etc.)
This analogy shows us that no matter how fast time moves or how wild life gets, our true self remains constant.
It’s outside of time, untouched by life’s chaos. It’s a reminder to come back to ourselves, to find our footing in the midst of the whirlwind.
Are You More Sensitive Than Others?
Maybe you represent not a whirlwind, but a hurricane! That means you have more stuff around you that you can lose yourself in, but it also means that your center, the eye of the storm, is bigger.
So next time you feel like you’re completely losing yourself in the storm of life, just remember: you are the center, not (maybe only) the storm.
Calm, constant, and infinitely you. And from this center, you can handle anything life throws your way.
What do you think about this? Please tell me, this idea came to me a few days ago and I thought I just had to share it with you guys! It helped me to gain clarity about the present moment, another concept that ultimately points beyond concepts.
💌 Subscribe here with your e-mail to get my latest stories:)
If I resonate with you, you can support me by Buying Me a Pizza, supporting my Substack / my official website or buying on my Etsy Shop.
If you also love writing, I highly reccomend starting a substack or a beehiv (Maybe as a backup for your writings). Please use the affiliate links from me:
