What's the sense in having a tool shed these days?
We live in a time when you can easily find someone with the necessary skills to fix your problem for you. It doesn't really matter what the problem is, there is a product or service out there for you. With all of these resources available to you at the tip of your fingers, what is the sense in having a tool shed?
Well, you might be a problem solver. A self-reliant tinkerer. You might be a mad scientist looking to do something that has never been done before, not like this.
You might be someone who isn't just looking for the right answer, you want to know how to solve the question. Your not simply looking for the quick fix, figuring out the root of the dilemma is more important than the fix itself.
If you are this kind of practitioner, your view liberates you. Your view is liberating because problems become malleable and you can sit with conflict and strife. You are willing to explore the unknown and fearless in the face of resistance. You know you already have the tools necessary to solve the problem, it is just a matter of working it out. And you can do that.
Contrast this with the person who has no tools and every problem is an emergency. Panic sets in at the slightest discomfort and the resolution to problems is always reliant on finding someone else for the fix. We could call this other-reliant.
Be a source of refuge for yourself.
If you want to gain the freedom and confidence of being able to solve your own problems, you need to have a tool shed. Meditation is that tool shed. It is your mind lab.
You might learn to be a problem solver. You also might discover something worth sharing.
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