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“We suffer more in imagination than reality” — Seneca
There is the world that is.
And the world that is not.
How often do we grip and gripe at what is not?
Life is.
I’m breathing. I live. I love. I think. I am.
Life is not.
People die every day. Loved. Unloved. Forgotten.
It’s not fair.
It’s not supposed to be.
It’s just how it is, and how it is not.
I’m here writing this. Breathing.
You’re here reading this. Breathing.
You and I are 1 in 400 Trillion. Remember that.
There are things outside our control, yes.
But let them be, and just BE.
Be here now.
Lesson: Learn to love what is. Learn to accept (and then love) what is not.
Lesson Applied: My House
What is. I have a shelter. I own land! I am building a nest, a future, something to sustain. I am moving towards what I believe is a noble & worthwhile goal, bettering myself in the process. I have a mission and vision. I am fulfilling a dream. Chasing a goal. I have so much.
I’ve improved it so much already too! Because I see it every day, it can sometimes be challenging to see the progress. But when I get to share and show with others, I’m reminded of the process and expense and effort I’ve put into it!
I was on the FaceTime with my Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin yesterday. They came and helped me with the house in November 2021. It’s now May 2022.
The house has come along so well since then. And oftentimes I forget it. But seeing their reactions to the work done is an amazing reminder of what is, and what is becoming!
What is not. There is so much more work to do. I could grip and gripe and hold too tightly to all the things that the house is not.
Not finished.
Not perfect.
Not enough.
That last one hurts. I internalize that one too much. I’m working on that.
But what it is not, it is not. It’s only in my mind that my house is not enough…the house doesn’t know any better…it just is!
It’s in my imagination, that I turn the house into different versions of itself. I tell it that it’s not enough as it is. Progress takes time. Process takes energy.
It’s in my mind that turn events, people, and circumstances into things that they are not.
I jump to conclusions. I guess. I read minds…which is an impossible task, I know. I assume. And make asses out of you and me.
Recognizing what is means appreciating the moment…not wishing I was somewhere else or some other place than at this point in my timeline.
What is, can only be now.
Lesson Dichotomy: Just because it is, doesn’t mean you stop working for better!
The dichotomy is that if you only think about how it is, without what it could be, you’ll never turn what is into a better (new) is!
“Is” is always changing. Becoming a new moment. You only have THIS moment to make a change to what is!
And now you only have THIS moment.
Now THIS moment.
You might not like the current state of what is! That’s ok!
I don’t “like” the current state of an unfinished house without a kitchen, walls, or ceiling. That doesn’t mean I can’t accept it for how it is. I must learn to love the process to keep moving forward. In this moment.
I can still move forward to a new desired state, without compromising the beauty of now.
Because right now, the sun is shining. I’m thinking about the people I love. I’m reminding myself of the path I’m on. I’m believing in my dream.
I’m recognizing and accepting what is about my current situation.
So that I can have a clear mind to move forward to what will become.
Stay frosty.
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