After re-reading some posts and talking to some people, I think it is time to really make a clear and concise message so that this post can be referred to as a way to eliminate confusion. This isn't a blog to complain about things like fear and death. It is to display them in the most beneficial light because those 2 things are what we have to get serious about to make some changes. And the most wonderful thing about this message is that a better life IS possible. A more fulfilling life that actually has some meaning to YOU rather than the manufactured and spoon-fed meaning that we receive from society. The only thing is that you have to actually do something. I can't write something or recommend a religion that will pull you up to where you want to be. You have to have a burning desire to stop living the life that you have and be willing to do whatever it takes to change. If you are happy and satisfied with your life, then keep living it and for crying out loud, don't read this silly blog!!
Ok, so in no particular order here are the things that it takes to get you started:
- Question the notion of free will. At least realize there is a margin of error here. I think this is important so that we stop blaming each other and ourselves for what isn't going right in our lives. You are destined to stand still if you are blaming anyone for anything. This is about taking 100% responsibility for yourself and directing your free will (if there is such a thing) towards things that are helpful.
- Recognize how fear rules your world. The reason for this is that fear has to be exposed to you. You have to see the variety of ways that fear is controlling you. Once you see it, you start to break its power. You develop a healthy contempt for it and start to take the necessary steps to free yourself from limiting beliefs. This step probably requires written question and answers. Writing is a POWERFUL tool. I can't exaggerate what help can come to you by putting thoughts on paper or a computer screen. It is amazing and you can accomplish way more than just bouncing thoughts around in your head. Start by asking yourself questions to yourself and keep going. For example: "why do I get up in the morning?" "why do I care what she thinks?" "who do I still blame him for what happened 3 years ago?" "what is the purpose of life?" Come up with your own questions designed to get to the truth about your own motivations.
- Practice gratitude and awe. Start to recognize all of the amazing things in the world. Write about the ways in which you have been blessed. Keep a journal or take photos of the things that you appreciate. Ignore the television news. In fact, ignore the television that cuts you off from your own creativity and go outside and just look around. This is a beautiful place. Full of creatures, friends, trees, poems, tastes, art, tenderness, and magic. And a million other things that are constantly coming into awareness. Maximize the gratitude in your life. See the world as a friendly place and that you belong here. You have nothing to prove to the world; in fact the world is constantly proving itself to you by sharing its beauty. Stop ignoring it. Welcome it.
- And if all of the above don't work all you need to do is start getting real about death. Face the facts: you have absolutely no clue when death will come knocking on your door. If you are creating stories in your head about how death isn't approaching for years to come, then you are creating the breeding ground for fear. Why does this create fear? Because we are covering up the fact of our death and by doing so, the fear of death starts to manifest in our lives in a multitude of ways. We are all scared of dying. And is isn't the act of death. It's more about dying and not having lived a life that means a damn thing. The meaninglessness of a life lived under the iron fist of fear. If we live our lives ruled by fear, what the hell is the point? To make more kids who are ruled by the same thing? It seems like a big cruel joke. And it is, until you get real. Let death enter your awareness. Let it define you. If this was your last day on earth, how would you spend it? See how making friends with death makes every other problem you think you have seem ridiculous. See how death comes in and immediately shuts up every petty complaint that someone is about to make. See how death makes an old tree in your yard look like the most beautiful thing you have ever seen.
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