EarthWalker
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I've picked a rock, cleaned it, and writing some stuff on it that I've been carrying for a while now. Some resentment I am having hard time letting go. So I just wrote a couple of keywords on a rock. Every time this resentment comes up I just I just remember about the rock. The rock can carry this. I don't want to carry it anymore in myself. But this needs to be resolved. It is somewhat of a legal dispute. I'll see what my options are in the coming weeks as I'll be seeking some legal counsel. If nothing else hopefully will bring me some peace to know what my options are and to gain an extra perspective on the matter from a 3rd party. My perceptions and beliefs could be totally off and have misjudged the situation. In any case. Each time this comes up. The rock can carry this. I don't want to carry this anymore. Will see how it goes.
I've also been thinking...all the "spiritual" people one might "admire". Or lets just say people like the Stoics. Like Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, etc. What the trick with them is ... they didn't get all the money, all the women, all the health, all the happiness, etc. This is an illusion in a way.
What this guys had is a way to live contently with unmet needs with grace - in the moment - right here right now. So maybe this is the true art of living. Also guy that I respect quite a lot. Probably the most of Psychologists. Viktor Frankl. The guy who went trough quite literally a Concentration Camp. I cannot think of any more extreme mental torture than being in a quite literal WW2 concentration camp, maybe possible to create something even worse, but maybe we can all agree this would be the top .1% of most horrible experiences one can have...in any case. I'd say VF handled the situation with grace. So it is possible.
The same with authentic spiritual people. It is not like they can levitate or something. They just feel happy despite the external circumstances giving them every reason not to be.
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” – Seneca
“It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.”- Seneca
I am exploring this subjects now. I am focusing on Self-Love. As in a way I am the love that I seek.
Much love everyone
EW
I've also been thinking...all the "spiritual" people one might "admire". Or lets just say people like the Stoics. Like Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, etc. What the trick with them is ... they didn't get all the money, all the women, all the health, all the happiness, etc. This is an illusion in a way.
What this guys had is a way to live contently with unmet needs with grace - in the moment - right here right now. So maybe this is the true art of living. Also guy that I respect quite a lot. Probably the most of Psychologists. Viktor Frankl. The guy who went trough quite literally a Concentration Camp. I cannot think of any more extreme mental torture than being in a quite literal WW2 concentration camp, maybe possible to create something even worse, but maybe we can all agree this would be the top .1% of most horrible experiences one can have...in any case. I'd say VF handled the situation with grace. So it is possible.
The same with authentic spiritual people. It is not like they can levitate or something. They just feel happy despite the external circumstances giving them every reason not to be.
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” – Seneca
“It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.”- Seneca
I am exploring this subjects now. I am focusing on Self-Love. As in a way I am the love that I seek.
Much love everyone
EW
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