Bringing Your Whole Self To The Party
If it’s taken from you, you’ll have a problem if you think it was yours.
When it’s taken from you, it doesn’t matter if it was never yours.
No one can take anything from you unless you think it is yours.
There can be no loss if it was never yours to have.
You can be manipulated if they know you have a problem letting go.
Said differently, if you can let go you can’t be manipulated.
Whether you want to admit it or not, it all goes away.
But if you see your favorite mug as already broken, there’s no problem when it breaks.
If you recognize your thirties will end, you won’t feel slighted when you start your fourth decade.
And it’s the same when you start your your fifth.
When you know things will end, their ending comes easier.
When you’re aware it will end, you can do it your way.
When you’re aware it’s finite, it’s easier to do what you think is right.
When you’re it all goes away, you can better appreciate what you have.
When you’re aware everything has a half-life, you’re less likely to live your life as a half-person.
Wouldn’t you like to do things your way?
Wouldn’t you like to do what you think is right?
Wouldn’t you like to live as a whole person?
Wouldn’t you like to appreciate what you have?
Would’t you like to bring your whole self to the party?
If so, why not embrace the impermanence?
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