...and then there are the days when i can clearly see that everything in my life that has occured thus far, has contained the seeds for the growth of the experiences that i desire (even some that never occured to me)...and that i am an infinite participant in this dance of freedom and destiny....
...and in the shadowy hours within those days, i find ways to make peace with the moments that didn't turn out quite the way i would have liked, and to treasure the experiences that have transcended my expectations...
...i remember that every ending is merely the promise of a new beginning...
...and the minutes are the proof that everything is changing, but at the core of it all nothing has changed...
...and every second is the potential for the naked awareness that everything is still ok....
...there is nothing that is ever 'lost'...and if something is, it probably means it wasn't real to begin with...
...so today i will appreciate what is, embrace the sadness, and smile inspite of it all...
...and in the shadowy hours within those days, i find ways to make peace with the moments that didn't turn out quite the way i would have liked, and to treasure the experiences that have transcended my expectations...
...i remember that every ending is merely the promise of a new beginning...
...and the minutes are the proof that everything is changing, but at the core of it all nothing has changed...
...and every second is the potential for the naked awareness that everything is still ok....
...there is nothing that is ever 'lost'...and if something is, it probably means it wasn't real to begin with...
...so today i will appreciate what is, embrace the sadness, and smile inspite of it all...
6 comments:
Anticipation of the Future.. is just another way of ego's manifestation of itself, to survive.. so, is the remorse of past..you've put that really well,
when you.. termed the pieces of time.. which is as unreal.. in to the levels of awareness.. that you've experienced.. I wish..u such a day.. for every day..till the cycle.. compeletes and u're ready for yet another.. loop..
Thank you, P.
Your comment conveys your understanding while restating it in a way that also helps me to understand it more in depth.
And I wish the same for you, as well.
keep letting the muscle in your chest lead. the ramifications of such a choice, will be your downfall. sooner or later.
If I truly have a choice in which of several possible downfalls brings me to my final end, then this is indeed which of them I choose. The 'muscle in my chest' has already led me to several destructions, but I can think of no other suffering that is more complete...excruciating and yet exquisite at the same time...
Can you?
...and besides...i thought this post conveyed a good sense of balance between the opposites...
:-)
Hey! It's been awhile since I was around these here parts. Your thought reminds me a little bit of Boethius, and his 'Consolation of Philosophy.' In it he is mourning the loss of his happiness and good fortune(while being tortured to death in a Roman prison.) Yet, Lady Philosophy tells him that fortune and that sort of happiness is from without, and can disappear in a moment. She tells him that misfortune teaches, while fortune only lies. So it seems like you've got this idea down and it really does take a lot of practice to put things into perspective as you've done.
Well, have a good one!
J
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