Beyond, the entire world beckons, enticing and irresistible. Within, limitations and constraints taunt us with the dullness of plebeian humdrum.
Still...
Lest we succumb to apathy and collapse in numb defeat, we put one foot in front of the other... fearlessly, courageously... from surviving to living... vibrantly, joyously... from living to thriving...
Thriving Through the Big Bang in a Fish Bowl
When the last gasp of oxygen expires from the big bang... what's there to do... but live... with no reservations... and no regrets...
Here's a toast:
To unicorns and rainbows... to hopes and dreams... to todays and tomorrows... for all of us.
What differentiates happy and unhappy?
It's not stuff. Nor people. Nor experiences.
It's not money. Nor cars. Nor fame.
It's not status. Nor influence. Nor power.
It's: asking questions.
When we unquestioningly accept as truths the tantalizingly digestible amuse bouche delivered on glorious silver platters by friends, co-workers, strangers, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, magazines, newspapers, media, celebrities, entertainers, politicians, pundits, academics, experts, do-gooders, right-siders, left-wingers... we rob ourselves of the wherewithal to think...
for ourselves...
Critically. Evaluatively. Probatively.
So: ask questions.
Because your happiness is worth it.
Here's a toast:
To unicorns and rainbows... to hopes and dreams... to todays and tomorrows... for all of us.
Ask Questions
What differentiates happy and unhappy?
It's not stuff. Nor people. Nor experiences.
It's not money. Nor cars. Nor fame.
It's not status. Nor influence. Nor power.
It's: asking questions.
When we unquestioningly accept as truths the tantalizingly digestible amuse bouche delivered on glorious silver platters by friends, co-workers, strangers, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, magazines, newspapers, media, celebrities, entertainers, politicians, pundits, academics, experts, do-gooders, right-siders, left-wingers... we rob ourselves of the wherewithal to think...
for ourselves...
Critically. Evaluatively. Probatively.
So: ask questions.
Because your happiness is worth it.
Seek the Truth
It's not only in the darkest hour of the darkest night in the darkest of dark places...
that what is real and what is unreal are one and the same... that what is true and what is untrue are one and the same... that what is terrifying and what is benign are one and the same...
for the truth is neither black nor white.
It is not so simple. Nor so easy. Nor as crystal clear as a lake, a mountain, a river, a shiver.
Still...
The truth is worth seeking.
For me. For you. For one. For all.
The truth is... was... and always will be.
So: seek the truth.
Because happiness is worth it.
Hostage No More
From near, the big bang is terrifying. It's explosive and destructive and undeniably catastrophic.
But.
From afar.
The big bang is wondrous.
For that which it effects on our planet fosters all life that is, was, will be... miraculously, indelibly, marvelously, extraordinarily.
Indeed... like wildflowers from ashes... all of us experience cataclysmic storms that destroy all that was... to clear the way... for todays and tomorrows. For todays and tomorrows cannot grow with dignity and grace... in the past.
To survive... to live... to thrive... when the last gasp of oxygen expires from the big bang... breathe faith... that todays and tomorrows are unicorns and rainbows... of hopes and dreams... fearless, courageous, vibrant, joyous.
Because all of us are worth it.
Great post! Yes, we are all worth it. It's time for the world to remember that.
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