Clouds Reflected in a Mirror

So how do we make sense of it all? How do we let go of polarity and opposites? How do we let go of the impulse to conquer the world and show everyone how right we are?

The first answer is: we don’t.

There is no escaping the mind. It simply is. Thoughts will come; we cannot annihilate them. We let them come, acknowledge them, and move on. We let ourselves be human.

Desiring to be free of desire is still desire.

Trying to shape the world according to my will only ever makes me unhappy. Acceptance brings me peace.

The desire to conquer the world and shape it to my will is strong. But I choose not to act on that desire.

The desire to escape pain, anxiety and self-loathing is strong. But I sit in it, and choose not to act out to escape how I feel. I will allow this discomfort to exist as long as it needs to.

I choose not to allow outside events and experiences determine how I feel.

I choose to be in the moment. I choose to trust the moment.

Someday I too will die. Everything is impermanent. In impermanence there is freedom. I am free to be me.

I choose to live a life of abundance. I am abundant.

I am worthy of love. I am loved. I am valuable. I am valued.

The full moon rises and I appreciate its beauty. It looks different every time.

I let it all unfold.