Love the true insanity in real things. Without a modest amount of madness, it's going to lack depth. Without depth, you are going to skim the surface of what's really capable for you. Without finding your best stuff and what creates your foundation, development and fulfillment will seem like a distant dream. You see, there's a tendency to become infatuated with the fast and easy, but that isn't where the magic is. The magic lies in the depths. The magic takes some soul spelunking. The magic...is in leaping out of the boat completely and diving deep down below into unexplored waters all while having indestructible faith that you're going to find a pocket of air on the way down.
Uncertainty? Embrace it.
When you actually deeply think of it, we live in a world definitely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are consistently collapsing and colliding together. It's a miracle that we are even able to completely function with everything taking place around us. Some find their way early and others spend their entire lives searching for some form of personal meaning that will give them direction. We seek out direction, wisdom, and consume great amounts of material to help us try and make sense out of all of this. What's the journey I am on? Who am I while traveling on it? This undeniable uncertainty can seduce us into making an attempt to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality to help us understand ourselves. Do not get me wrong, I truly am all about life quotes and the tiny tidbits of wisdom 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 kingdom on wallpaper.
And that's really what all this shallow surface level stuff is when it comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to cause it to look all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is dirty. Life can be vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees whenever it feels like it. Irrespective of how much you try and avoid certain things happening, life acts as a brilliant dart thrower, hitting it's target every single time - regardless of how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, emotions, experiences) that have some depth to them, they are absolutely not wallpaper in any way. They've got some madness to them. They are not predictable, doubtful and frequently completely surprising. They rip the rug out from under you and help you pop right back up when you are down. It is a little chaotic, but that's the point. The chaos is the beautiful part. The chaos is the art. When you start to live in that place, your whole entire life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you truly start to accept that you have a role to play in this world, you can honestly start to develop the steered hand of the painter.
But you have got to get messy first.
Roll around in the dirt. Get mud on your face. Tear down the wallpaper. Burn down the termite ridden support beams you have constructed throughout the years and dance in the ashes of it all. That rock solid ground you are standing on - that is going to be the spot where you build your life. It is now time to build it over again and do the work you have always been scared to do.
What really is life without risk? Just surviving.
Uncertainty? Embrace it.
When you actually deeply think of it, we live in a world definitely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are consistently collapsing and colliding together. It's a miracle that we are even able to completely function with everything taking place around us. Some find their way early and others spend their entire lives searching for some form of personal meaning that will give them direction. We seek out direction, wisdom, and consume great amounts of material to help us try and make sense out of all of this. What's the journey I am on? Who am I while traveling on it? This undeniable uncertainty can seduce us into making an attempt to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality to help us understand ourselves. Do not get me wrong, I truly am all about life quotes and the tiny tidbits of wisdom 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 kingdom on wallpaper.
And that's really what all this shallow surface level stuff is when it comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to cause it to look all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is dirty. Life can be vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees whenever it feels like it. Irrespective of how much you try and avoid certain things happening, life acts as a brilliant dart thrower, hitting it's target every single time - regardless of how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, emotions, experiences) that have some depth to them, they are absolutely not wallpaper in any way. They've got some madness to them. They are not predictable, doubtful and frequently completely surprising. They rip the rug out from under you and help you pop right back up when you are down. It is a little chaotic, but that's the point. The chaos is the beautiful part. The chaos is the art. When you start to live in that place, your whole entire life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you truly start to accept that you have a role to play in this world, you can honestly start to develop the steered hand of the painter.
But you have got to get messy first.
Roll around in the dirt. Get mud on your face. Tear down the wallpaper. Burn down the termite ridden support beams you have constructed throughout the years and dance in the ashes of it all. That rock solid ground you are standing on - that is going to be the spot where you build your life. It is now time to build it over again and do the work you have always been scared to do.
What really is life without 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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