Those moments of clarity, when your attitude towards some thing that was previously an overbearing negative force on your life suddenly abates… When the true meaning of life feels so firmly within your grasp, seems so straightforward and simple that the whole world looks less dark in the glow of your revelation. You know what’s important, and for the briefest of moments, everything else slips away into obscurity allowing you to breathe like there’s never been tightness in your chest, or stress in your shoulders.
But then you have to go to work, or the trashcan gets flipped over, or it’s time for dinner and you’re out of that thing you need and someone says something mean, and someone cuts you off in traffic and then… you’re back in your normal routine. Back to taking something, drinking something, smoking something, watching something, playing something, doing something to alleviate the stress from all the things you don’t want to do but have to. And with all the pockets we recede into to get away from the stressful things, we forget we’re also hiding from all the other things. Those things you previously determined were the true source of joy and fulfillment in life…
But it’s too hard to stay in the moment and reflect and maintain positive relationships with others and volunteer and pursue hobbies and passions so you sit down and find something to watch while you eat.
It’s hard to be mindful, so you gotta practice everyday!
I’m in this comic and I don’t like it!
Those moments of clarity, when your attitude towards some thing that was previously an overbearing negative force on your life suddenly abates… When the true meaning of life feels so firmly within your grasp, seems so straightforward and simple that the whole world looks less dark in the glow of your revelation. You know what’s important, and for the briefest of moments, everything else slips away into obscurity allowing you to breathe like there’s never been tightness in your chest, or stress in your shoulders.
But then you have to go to work, or the trashcan gets flipped over, or it’s time for dinner and you’re out of that thing you need and someone says something mean, and someone cuts you off in traffic and then… you’re back in your normal routine. Back to taking something, drinking something, smoking something, watching something, playing something, doing something to alleviate the stress from all the things you don’t want to do but have to. And with all the pockets we recede into to get away from the stressful things, we forget we’re also hiding from all the other things. Those things you previously determined were the true source of joy and fulfillment in life…
But it’s too hard to stay in the moment and reflect and maintain positive relationships with others and volunteer and pursue hobbies and passions so you sit down and find something to watch while you eat.
It’s hard to be mindful, so you gotta practice everyday!