Currently I am rereading When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron. And I’ve realized the general ideas behind buddhism has been guiding me for a better chunk of my life now. It just makes sense to me. I know because I know.
Every religion will have people that claim that theirs is the best. Yet when examined, the simplest and most effective result of any spiritual endeavor is kindness. It is central to every religion. Being kind to others allows us to feel abundant and lets us see with clarity the comedy of our situation. We’re all in this together and that is NEVER gonna change.
We are all simply looking for a connection. Acceptance. Anything to not feel the way we feel. It’s never good enough.So many times we worry about things that aren’t important. How to justify our actions? How can I afford this…. that…. ? Why do I (not) look like that?
We must to choose spend time reminding ourselves that we deserve whatever it is our heart desires. We do this by spending time doing what we love the most. Listening to music that moves us. Meditating. Making Meaningful Connections. Forgiving others. Starting over and over again. Having the courage to finish what we’ve started.
And then we’ll notice things will slowly come together. and then fall apart again. Only to come back together once again. It’s quite a cycle and that is perfectly ok.
Sometimes we have to accept that things will never be the way we want them to be.
Sometimes all we can really do is write, cry, laugh, lie and it is all perfectly ok.
Sometimes we gotta throw away all our old fashion to make way for a new look.
Sometimes, old intentions need to be renewed over and over again.
To stay with the uncertainty. Means we love ourselves enough in order to go on. That deep down we are starting to KNOW it’s gonna be ok. That we find security through the insecurity.
LovingKindness
painting by Walfrido Garcia
Currently I am rereading When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron. And I’ve realized the general ideas behind buddhism has been guiding me for a better chunk of my life now. It just makes sense to me. I know because I know.
Every religion will have people that claim that theirs is the best. Yet when examined, the simplest and most effective result of any spiritual endeavor is kindness. It is central to every religion. Being kind to others allows us to feel abundant and lets us see with clarity the comedy of our situation. We’re all in this together and that is NEVER gonna change.
We are all simply looking for a connection. Acceptance. Anything to not feel the way we feel. It’s never good enough.So many times we worry about things that aren’t important. How to justify our actions? How can I afford this…. that…. ? Why do I (not) look like that?
We must to choose spend time reminding ourselves that we deserve whatever it is our heart desires. We do this by spending time doing what we love the most. Listening to music that moves us. Meditating. Making Meaningful Connections. Forgiving others. Starting over and over again. Having the courage to finish what we’ve started.
And then we’ll notice things will slowly come together. and then fall apart again. Only to come back together once again. It’s quite a cycle and that is perfectly ok.
Sometimes we have to accept that things will never be the way we want them to be.
Sometimes all we can really do is write, cry, laugh, lie and it is all perfectly ok.
Sometimes we gotta throw away all our old fashion to make way for a new look.
Sometimes, old intentions need to be renewed over and over again.
To stay with the uncertainty. Means we love ourselves enough in order to go on. That deep down we are starting to KNOW it’s gonna be ok. That we find security through the insecurity.
It has to start with ourselves.