Life's journey of questions and discovery
Hello there!
As far back as I can remember, among daily living and learning about relationships (family, friends, coworkers, lovers), I always asked big questions. To whom was I asking? That was another question.
My younger years were all about what I wanted. A horse, good grades, make the sports teams, a great paying job, a great boyfriend, an education, a better paying job, a car, a home, a trip, a better boyfriend etc.
Within those 20 years, after attaining all of the things I wanted, I sprinkled in bigger questions. Who am I really? What’s the purpose of life? What’s the purpose of MY life? What does it take to make a relationship work? Is this treadmill I’m on, all there is?
It’s only been in the last 5 years I’ve been able to put it all together.
And this last year I’ve realized it’s actually about my inner peace. And whatever ‘effect’ I think the things I want would give me, the cause is actually within me.
Without me being able to control my inner life, then I’m just a reaction to what’s going on outside of me. How could I possibly have something or someone else run my interior world? Of course people affect me, I’m human after all. But after a while we have to become responsible for our own happiness (joy, peace, freedom, love), regardless of what’s going on around us.
How do I take responsibility? I have to keep my nervous system intact so that unpleasant situations don’t knock me out of my own alignment. What is alignment? It’s the sum of my physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being. (More on that in 2 weeks).
I have discovered there are many many skills required to not only feel and be better in this world, but to create a better world. And it’s so clear to me now, why these skills help so much. (More on the big list of skills next week).
For this week, if you feel like it, give some thought to your life up until now.
Where are you at on your journey?
Are you wanting things to be a certain way so you can feel better?
Are you asking bigger questions about the meaning of your life?
Do you desire more inner peace?
