We never know when something or someone will blow the doors off and usher in a new chapter or beginning. That is the typical challenge with linear thinking. We plan, anticipate, and try to control. We push, demand, and insist.
Tag: philosophy
There’s a saying, that if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.
Many of us experience this, or a variation of it, often pretending to be okay with it, primarily in our relationships… the most debilitating of which is often with ourselves.
I used to think I would never be worthy of a worthy partner in life unless I made something of myself. Though I know where that came from, I’m still not entirely sure what it means. These tenacious weeds are something we all have in our gardens, don’t we? What I do know is that it is not only a story but also a spiritual and emotional prison, never mind a self-imposed penance for an imagined crime. Though it takes time for the scars of shame to fade, I’m grateful that awareness has engendered the slow but cumulative healing process.
Everyone finds their way back to the truth in their own time. No one needs preaching, outside influence, or any other kind of contrived manipulation to guide them home, not even from those who may genuinely believe themselves to be well-intentioned and benevolent.
Life is always changing. It is unavoidable. If that’s a stressful, anxiety-inducing thought, it’s predicated on the mistaken belief that anything in or about this place is permanent. To be sure, you will “die,” so get on with living.