We all know this reality isn’t real, right?
No, not going all woo-woo on ya. Just wanting to point out one basic premise of the ‘world as illusion’.
You get more of what you percieve.
IE, if you only seek the negative, that is exactly what you will get.
Over at GoV is a post about burning out, and a definite air of ‘why bother’ Oh Brother, I’ve been there, I get it, I sympathize,
and I disagree. Things aren’t nearly as bad as all of that. Get out of your house and walk around. When you seek the negative, you get the negative. GO SMELL SOME FLOWERS. BUT,,,, Before you head out that door, get the crap out of your head and think good things. If you don’t, you will find exactly what you seek,
You will find exactly what you seek, in every case. It may not be picture perfect imagry of your head, but it will be close. If you only think the world is falling down around your ears, then you will only see the cracks in the foundations and the piles of human feces on the sidewalks. But if you seek signs that things aren’t so bad, you’ll see the flowers growing in those cracks, and the people doing good things for others without demand. It may be a Rocky Kanaka, sitting with dogs, in trying to make the world a little brighter for the furry types, one paw print at time.
It might be getting on the nets and finding which churches are doing reach-outs on the regular; offering an hour (or more) of your time once a week.
It may be trying to help that burnout turn his life arouund,,, ( Good luck with that, ask me how I know. )
BUT, There is GOOD in the world still. You have to, YOU MUST, set the feeds aside at least once a week and seek the good still out there, or you are going to start replicating the negative in your own little sphere, even start having issues of health and wellness. Why do you think I go kayaking so much?
Set your internal imagry towards good and stop focusing on what may be,,, start focusing on the “illusion you want” not the “Illusion they want you in” and you will find the skies get a little clearer.
Prepare for the worst, but strive for the best, RIGHT? Don’t let the preps strangle-hold you, taking over your outlook on the world at large.
Smile
Smell the flowers
SEEK THE GOOD
Keep on livin’




Man, oh man have I been struggling with this! Watching the world burn down around our heads, feeling hopeless to do anything about it… Watching 1984 turn into a documentary right before our eyes… it’s damn hard to keep a straight head and a civil tongue.
But yeah, disconnecting from the world at large is important. I’m trying to get more time amongst the trees and have been working on getting my fitness in order (arthritic shoulder and overwhelming burnout derailed me at the end of ’23) so I can start surfing again. Lately nature seems to be the only balm that soothes this tired old mind!
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May 3, 2024 at 11:24 am
Nature: Yours and mine. When you are out there, the illusion of what eats us, falls away, and REALality recharges us
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May 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm