The world is transient; life is fleeting and temporary. Contemplating this impermanence helps me experience any present moment. Be they good or bad – this too shall pass.
Joyful, lovely events seem brief and ephemeral. While the weight of stifling emotions come across as grueling and permanent. Both sentiments are real and not to be ignored or commanded. Neither last.
In his song “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Goyte sings:
“You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end”
Nice little how-do-you-do to figure out.
The choice is mine to make every day. Choose happy, or the blues.
But let me be intentional. Embrace the happiness in the moment. Allow the sadness to exist without some mindless diversion. These feelings are here to teach me something. Experience them, own them – and let them go. As Pema Chodron says:
“If we are willing . . to be mindful not only of what feels comfortable, but also of what pain feels like, if we even aspire to stay awake and open to what we’re feeling, to recognize and acknowledge it as best we can in each moment, then something begins to change.”
This is me having compassion for myself.
Being mindful of our national celebration of thanks – today is a fitting day to absorb this message of appreciation from Abraham Hicks:
“When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living, If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself.”
― Tecumseh
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