All of humanity is searching for the truth, justice and beauty.....
We don't see the truth because we are blind. What blinds us are all those false beliefs we have in our mind. We have the need to be right and to make others wrong. We trust what we believe, and our beliefs set us up for suffering....
We live in a fog that is not even real. This fog is a dream, your personal dream of life --- what you believe, all the concepts you have about what you are, all the agreements you have made with others, with yourself, and even with God....
That is why humans resist life. To be alive is the biggest fear humans have. Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive --- the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Just being ourselves is the biggest fear of humans. We have learned to live our life trying to satisfy other people's demands. We have learned to live by other by other people's demands. We have learned to live by other people's points of view because we fear not being accepted and of not being good enough for someone else...
Taken from The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz p. 15-17
We don't see the truth because we are blind. What blinds us are all those false beliefs we have in our mind. We have the need to be right and to make others wrong. We trust what we believe, and our beliefs set us up for suffering....
We live in a fog that is not even real. This fog is a dream, your personal dream of life --- what you believe, all the concepts you have about what you are, all the agreements you have made with others, with yourself, and even with God....
That is why humans resist life. To be alive is the biggest fear humans have. Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive --- the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Just being ourselves is the biggest fear of humans. We have learned to live our life trying to satisfy other people's demands. We have learned to live by other by other people's demands. We have learned to live by other people's points of view because we fear not being accepted and of not being good enough for someone else...
Taken from The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz p. 15-17
This was so very true for me for a long. I never wanted to take a risk and would rather stay in a miserable state of mind. Today I have learned that there is so much happiness out there in the world and by taking a few short risks I can experience that happiness. Being alive means living life on life's terms and with it there is sometimes pain and sorrow, but the joy and love you find on the journey is so much greater than the pain and sorrow.
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It seems that FEAR rules just about everything. A work in progress.
This post is appropriate for me. I judt read it and gave me a lift I needed. Thank you.
why is it such simple basic things are so easily forgotten?
thanks for that post.
'People pleasing' can be a real struggle. I had a boss who was in the program and used to hold me hostage for hours with unhealthy ranting and raving. She was in no way open to suggestions on how to stop living in misery. It took me months to walk away or express an opposite view when she was talking. I was so worried she would be unhappy with me. Ultimately, she was unhappy and offended when I gave my honest opinion that did not agree with her's, but she was always unhappy. So how was this different? AND, I was a lot happier because I felt I hadn't compromised myself.
great post... wish I could get my wife to take a gander but right now, it wouldnt really matter if she did... sad times for her...
Thanks for the post. Fear what a powerfull thing if we let it.
peace
hugs and kisses
thanks for the post. Fear what a powerful thing if we let it.
peace
hugs and kisses
Once again, you speak to me. You have a way of doing that all the time. Great Great post.
fear-it can not overtake us-great post
oh I hope God makes me patient for the joy and love
Today I am learning to face my fears, I didn't always want to do that. The misery I was in was comfortable for me, it was far scarier to risk being happy! The joy I feel today is because I knew sorrow, and I am grateful for that!
HUGS
What a beautiful blog. Thank You
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