Friday, 1 March 2013
Life is full of questions we can never hope to answer satisfactorily and mysteries that we will probably never manage to solve. We are all aware of this but we have long since mastered the art of ignoring such perplexing paradoxes. We find that if we don't dwell on them too much, we can kind of pretend that they are not there. Somewhere in your world this moment, someone is making a great fuss about one particular uncertainty. Yet it remains an uncertainty. Don't turn a hypothetical, theoretical problem into a real one! You continue to wrestle with various forces and factors that represent change. In some instances you are trying to force change to occur because you believe it is what's right and needed. In other areas, you are trying to keep it at bay because it seems, to you, as if it is deeply undesirable. The question is not 'can you succeed?' You can. But are you sure you're fighting for (and against) the right things? Be willing to rethink an old point of view.If you are genuinely enjoying life, it hardly matters what trouble you face. If you are not enjoying your life you can be surrounded by all the trappings of wealth and success yet they will not make a shred of difference to your inner experience. Happiness is not just 'a bit more important' than money or power - it is infinitely more important. Furthermore, if you do have happiness, you tend, automatically, to summon whatever power or money you truly need. So now you know precisely what to prioritise this moment.
It seems as if there are so many things you can't do, can't have, mustn't hope for and shouldn't rely on. When you read the papers and watch the news, you become even more sure that you should be narrowing your horizons, limiting your hopes and curbing your aspirations. These are trying times for all of us, aren't they? But you are not stuck and you do have choices. Some of these, as you'll discover in life, are surprisingly attractive. Stop seeing reasons to stay stuck in a rut. Be bold. Move on. To most is like this represents a reason to be cautious . to have a suggestion of increased strength, it may also indicate the imminent emergence of a reckless tendency. So, advise is- if you can't be good you should at least be careful? I think not. You probably can't be either! But then, nor do you really need to be. You just need to be brave, be fair... and be yourself! The more we carry, the more likely it is that, sooner or later, we will drop something. That's why some people try to go through life empty-handed. That way, they figure, they can never be accused of letting anything slip through their fingers. Attached to every endeavour is an element of risk, yet to do nothing can, under some circumstances, be even riskier. You don't want to do anything unnecessary now, but nor do you want to miss a big opportunity,choose to do something or do nothing - but do it decisively.
Put on stereo headphones. Find a nice loud piece of music. Crank up the volume. Then approach someone who is keen to tell you something and invite them to explain. You just wouldn't do that, would you? So it can't be all right for someone to effectively do that to you. Try making sure, that you're not wearing headphones of your own. If you listen carefully, you are more likely to have the compliment returned. Failing that, remember that actions invariably speak louder than words.Sometimes, you criticise yourself, unjustly. You turn down opportunities; either because you suspect you do not deserve to be offered them or because you fear that, if you do accept, you will blow your chance and then feel twice as bad. You get passionate about things that can only cause trouble, and are ambivalent about possibilities that might prove advantageous. You are awkward, idiosyncratic, contrary and perverse. Yet you are also, of course, a bit of a genius. Remember that and relax.
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