Minding Your Mind

Like most of you out there, I have been wronged by others and felt deeply about whether to forgive or not. Especially, when asked for forgiveness, it made my decision that much more heartful. 

What makes life a subtraction proposition, is Time. It is as simple as that. I draw your attention to this, not because I think you do not know this, but to simply remind you.

Forget things for now, and let’s focus on us. Not that we are in any way broken, replaceable or need fixing. There are relative terms; words like psychology, psychiatry and therapist come to mind, and these are as indispensable as the builders, replacers, and fixers of things. 

When you hear the phrase, Death sentence, what comes to mind? Now, imagine a dream wherein you were sentenced to death. That would be a nightmare, right? 

The search for the truth, for many, seems to be a prevalent exercise these days, because there are those whose exercise is covering up or knowing the truth and choosing to deny it. 

We are so busy focused on what it is we are doing while at the same being distracted by what we must do next. Tick Tok. Tick Tok.

I believe there is at least one thing we know to do, that no one else can. The question is, do you believe you really do have such a precious possession? If you do, are you searching for it? How will you know you found it?  You may already have found it but are not sure if it is what you think it is; a voice for singing, artistic ability, a way with words or that friends come to you for advice or simply to talk. 

It is one thing to be, as they say, a stick in the mud. It is quite another to stick yourself in the mud. 

I don’t believe fear and confidence are the best companions, though a little fear is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes fear serves as a directional signal for things like, where not to go, what not to say, what not to do, and so on. On the other hand, because fear can lead you away from these, it may present alternatives to pursue or not.

The thing about all our firsts, all that seem much of the same, and all the lasts, are that they happen in stages throughout our lives.