Post 1282, Day 268 of 2014
- 1,364 days since I started this blog -
- 1,364 days since I started this blog -
One of the participants at Saturday's reunion had a stroke, hemorrhaged, and died last Monday, less than 48 hours after we were talking about the glory days.
Another 'eat dessert first' moment for me when I heard (yesterday).
Change is the only constant, and you have to be open to whatever comes your way, and try your best not to let your fears (remembrance of things that happened to you in the past, or dark predictions about the future) prevent you from seeing what is going on in the present.
That's not easy, ever, at least not at my current level of personal evolution - or it is, and some of those same fears are preventing my seeing that.
When I meditate, I'm there. When I play, I'm there. The rest of the time? I'm kind of stuck in intellectual knowledge of where I should be, but interactivity seems to keep me locked into learned patterns that may or may not have relevancy, may or may not be helpful.
Thus, I can't be grounded in the here and now, and thus, my relationship with the present is compromised.
That's where the mistakes come from. That's where sadness, anger and fear come in.
My dead friend seemed very happy when we last spoke, and was very glad to hear that I was too.
I'm glad we left it like that.
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Food and Diet Section
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| 2014 Daily Weight |
Previous Weight: 207.0 lbs
Day Net Loss/Gain: - 0.4 lbs
Diet Comment
It's a mini-trend in the right direction.Diet Comment
Food Log
Breakfast
A cocoa-hemp-kale protein shake (almond-coconut milk, kefir, kale, large organic egg, whey powder (24g protein), hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, fermented coconut water, chia gel, celery, moringa leaf powder, cinnamon and stevia-inulin blend.
Lunch
Quest bars.
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| Chili: Organic beef, black beans, tomatoes, chili spice, raw cacao, stevia-inulin blend. Not shown: Cole slaw. |
A Quest bar.
Coffee: 28 oz. Water: 102+ oz.
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wow. alot has been happening around you. It sounds like you are handling it ok but I think anyone would feel some fear and anxiety when things like this happen close to you. Love you
ReplyDeleteI am fear-free, and, although it may sound cold, after the reminiscences (past stuff), I progress to the inconvenience of it, how it might affect me, which makes me a little anxious, at least until I remember that I don't know how past things will play out in the future. Remembering where fear and anxiety come from is my best coping mechanism. Then I remember my universal response to anyone who asks what they should do about some adversity: "Breathe, and don't stop." Then I make sure to apply that to myself.
DeleteWe separate from our present only psychologically (through thinking), and snap into presence instantly (simultaneously) with being conscious of our internal action. We must constantly re-awaken to the present,as often as we notice that we've fallen "asleep". All is in motion, nothing stays the same.
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i agree with what you say about fear and anxiety. i love your "universal response". i'd add - "pay attention".
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There are no mistakes. There are no rules. Realize your own advice.
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In a zoomed-out view, there are no mistakes. In the world of perceptions, the balance is sometimes out of synch (the correction, or event that erases the perception of error/mistake, is sometimes not visible or not yet manifest). Therefore, mistakes exist in the same realm as time and space, and, when I'm in that realm, mistakes exist, however temporarily before they fade or disappear into the nothingness where all time and space eventually collapse.
Deletei agree. When you believe your illusions and delusions have anything to do with your/our reality, mistakes, morality, judgement, justification, rationalization, meanness, competitiveness, etc. all come into play. What you are calling mistakes can be seen as opportunities to observe yourself (inside and outside) and your world and how it all works. Without identification with any goals, without moral judgement, and learn (grow). Be.
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