Love the inherent craziness in real things. Without a modest amount of uncertainty, it's going to lack depth. Without depth, you're going to skim the surface of what's actually attainable for you. Without finding your best stuff and what creates your foundation, growth and happiness will look like a far away dream. You see, there's an inclination to become romanced with the fast and simple, but that's not where the magic is. The magic lies deep within the depths. The magic takes some soul spelunking. The magic...is in leaping out of the canoe completely and diving deep down below into unexplored waters all while having shatterproof faith that you are going to find a bubble of air on the way down.
Fear? Embrace it.
When you think of it, we reside in a world completely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are continually collapsing and colliding together. It is actually a miracle that we are even in a position to function with everything taking place around us. Some find their way early and others spend their whole lives looking for some form of deep meaning that will give them direction. We hunt down direction, wisdom, and consume great amounts of information to help us attempt to sound right out of all this. What's the journey I'm on? Who am I while traveling on it? This uncertainty can seduce us into making an attempt to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality in order to help us understand ourselves. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about life quotes and the tiny morsels of knowledge they can reveal to us, but without understanding context and avoiding diving into the depths we set ourselves up for a big disaster. Surface level foundations never work...try building a home on wallpaper.
And that's really what all this surface level stuff is when it truly comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to cause it to appear all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is mucky. Life can often be vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees when it feels like it. Regardless of how much you try to avoid certain things taking place, life acts as a pro dart thrower, hitting it's target every single time - no matter how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, emotions, experiences) that have some depth to them, they are absolutely not wallpaper at all. They always have some madness to them. They are not predictable, doubtful and frequently completely unexpected. They rip the rug out from under you and help you pop right back up when you are down. It's a bit chaotic, but that's the point. The chaos is the attractive part. The chaos is the art. When you begin to live in that place, your entire life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you begin to understand that you have a role to play in this world, you can start to develop the steered hand of the painter.
But you have to get filthy first.
Roll around in the filth. Get mud on your face. Tear down the wallpaper. Burn down the termite ridden support beams you have created throughout the years and dance in the ashes of it all. That rock solid ground you are standing on - that's going to be the spot where you build your life. It's time to build it over again and do the work you've always been frightened to do.
What is life without a degree of risk? Just surviving.
Fear? Embrace it.
When you think of it, we reside in a world completely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are continually collapsing and colliding together. It is actually a miracle that we are even in a position to function with everything taking place around us. Some find their way early and others spend their whole lives looking for some form of deep meaning that will give them direction. We hunt down direction, wisdom, and consume great amounts of information to help us attempt to sound right out of all this. What's the journey I'm on? Who am I while traveling on it? This uncertainty can seduce us into making an attempt to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality in order to help us understand ourselves. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about life quotes and the tiny morsels of knowledge they can reveal to us, but without understanding context and avoiding diving into the depths we set ourselves up for a big disaster. Surface level foundations never work...try building a home on wallpaper.
And that's really what all this surface level stuff is when it truly comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to cause it to appear all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is mucky. Life can often be vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees when it feels like it. Regardless of how much you try to avoid certain things taking place, life acts as a pro dart thrower, hitting it's target every single time - no matter how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, emotions, experiences) that have some depth to them, they are absolutely not wallpaper at all. They always have some madness to them. They are not predictable, doubtful and frequently completely unexpected. They rip the rug out from under you and help you pop right back up when you are down. It's a bit chaotic, but that's the point. The chaos is the attractive part. The chaos is the art. When you begin to live in that place, your entire life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you begin to understand that you have a role to play in this world, you can start to develop the steered hand of the painter.
But you have to get filthy first.
Roll around in the filth. Get mud on your face. Tear down the wallpaper. Burn down the termite ridden support beams you have created throughout the years and dance in the ashes of it all. That rock solid ground you are standing on - that's going to be the spot where you build your life. It's time to build it over again and do the work you've always been frightened to do.
What is life without a degree of risk? Just surviving.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author and creator of The Words Of Encouragement a website devoted to bringing audiences encouraging blogs, life changing quotes, videos and other content to help people follow their passions and purposes.
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