Don’t be content with being good in what you do – it is limiting, and just another form of seeking validation. Be daring instead.
Tag: life
Humorous Permission
We seem to be most authentic when wrapping information we wish to communicate in humour. It can be a thought-out joke, or a haha or an emoji appended to an end of a pseudo-serious sentence, but ultimately there is some sort of truth or genuine feeling being communicated. Humour gives us permission to be honest and vulnerable, because it incorporates an insurance policy. If the information wrapped in a joke becomes too serious or offensive, we can always claim we were trying to be funny.
Keys to Life
There have been many times where I’ve achieved much but still felt unfulfilled. The objective was reached, but the journey of pursuing that objective stopped. After several deeper, vulnerable conversations with my heart, I’ve realized that the process of living is like life – it needs to evolve. To unlock and sustain that evolution – the life itself – living needs new gates opened. New pastures to explore, graze, grow upon, play in, and add to. Three such gate keys are:
- Insistence on continually challenging and breaking established and forming habits
- Protecting the present moment by defending it from rumination (being possessed by memories) and excessive sentimentality
- Backing up thought with action (manifesting life)
Further reflection led to the realization that the gates these three keys unlock are interconnected, like gears of some life-stopping mechanism. They each remove the living aspect of life, making it static (less alive). Through practice, I’ve discovered that you don’t have to unlock all three simultaneously to enjoy a more fulfilling life. If you unlock any one of them, the other two are less effective at confining you, making the total escape easier and self-fulfilling.
Moment’s Freedom
Excessive indulgence in memory, and its offspring, anticipation, entraps and attaches you to time. Letting go of them, even fleetingly, propels you into the infinite space of a moment – the timeless and absolute reality. This vast, potentiating dimension is life in motion. It is a liberating feeling encompassing your breath, your presence, connection to everyone, and all that surrounds you.
Choose to Act
Fantasizing and daydreaming stem from overthinking and not doing, not expressing your feelings, intuitions, or natural desires. Once you understand what is on your mind or in your heart (usually the two are connected), choose to act. Embrace the discomfort, and shyness, fear, and pre-judgement will blow away. You will feel filled with life, nurtured by the fullness of a moment, with no projections, no expectations – and no disappointments. Choose to experience life and your natural role in it, for what they are, not for what you imagine them to be.