Before we can let go of our own attachments, we must first become aware to what level we have invested our sense of self in each one of our beliefs.(more)
About an hour ago my mum shouted at me and blamed me for ruining her kitchen work surface with my carelessness, splashing water as I washed up the dishes. I was a little at a loss as to how to respond and tried a little bit of reasoning. "Maybe it wasn't so bad, maybe we could replace a small bit". Unsurprisingly, it wasn't very effective.
A friend of mine, who has a deep grasp of human psychology, is fond of quoting a line from Shakespeare. Juliet says "My only love sprung from my only hate". Now what on earth does this mean? And what is my friend trying to illustrate by quoting this?
Your words are like machine gun fire
Bullet holes through which my thoughts perspire
Ideas drip forth and stain my shirt
All birth walks hand in hand with hurt
Your philosophy like the blade of a knife
Opening me up to life
Slicing through another’s sowing
The pain and blood that go with growing
The bomb blast of your truthful vocals
Scattering me both far and local
It’s been about 34 weeks since my last entry on Evolver. In that time I have come to many realizations that I am still trying to grasp the essence of. I believe one of the biggest problems of our time is having this need to care so much that it is affecting our clear judgment or should I say our ability to be non-judgmental toward ourselves and the world we live in.
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
