In life we learn quickly what we fall for. Unfortunately, we don't learn as quickly what it is we actually need. Instead, we choose to go for what seems to be all we desire, and not what will help us handle and control our desires until we can have them. So some things just keep bringing us back down until we learn to sacrifice the temporal for the long term, and other things hurt us hard when we realise that they are not all we thought they would be.
Some things are worth far less than what we perceive them to be, and much less than some people would have us believe. This deception is painful and when the truth comes to light, its so easy to get caught up in shame, guilt, insecurity and blame. These things are ones which we wish we'd kept our guard up for, or that someone had cared to warn us about.
Some things do carry a warning sign and yet we think that somehow we are immune to the effects of actually doing them. And when we do, the addiction disguises the empty shell that has been polluted and not filled with lasting treasure. These things cause us to realise that we have to listen to the still small voice which guides us to better, next time.
Some things are not worth the fight that we put up for them. It is only after we see the more important battles that lie ahead, that we understand that our energy should be saved, incubated and used at the right moment. Not a moment sooner. And definitely not a moment after the battle could have been won. These things remind us to prioritise what is vital, and press towards that, and not what we would like to be vital.
Some things come up time and time again until we learn to deal with them. Other things come up to simply trip you up. Some things we know are unhealthy and the memory of the injury, then later the insult to injury, just stop us in our tracks. Some things are just what they are. And the more we see that this is in fact life, the more those things and temptations we teach ourselves to avoid. We step from the depth of some things, to the plateau of those things, where we stand above what could have dragged us down again.
Some things are worth far less than what we perceive them to be, and much less than some people would have us believe. This deception is painful and when the truth comes to light, its so easy to get caught up in shame, guilt, insecurity and blame. These things are ones which we wish we'd kept our guard up for, or that someone had cared to warn us about.
Some things do carry a warning sign and yet we think that somehow we are immune to the effects of actually doing them. And when we do, the addiction disguises the empty shell that has been polluted and not filled with lasting treasure. These things cause us to realise that we have to listen to the still small voice which guides us to better, next time.
Some things are not worth the fight that we put up for them. It is only after we see the more important battles that lie ahead, that we understand that our energy should be saved, incubated and used at the right moment. Not a moment sooner. And definitely not a moment after the battle could have been won. These things remind us to prioritise what is vital, and press towards that, and not what we would like to be vital.
Some things come up time and time again until we learn to deal with them. Other things come up to simply trip you up. Some things we know are unhealthy and the memory of the injury, then later the insult to injury, just stop us in our tracks. Some things are just what they are. And the more we see that this is in fact life, the more those things and temptations we teach ourselves to avoid. We step from the depth of some things, to the plateau of those things, where we stand above what could have dragged us down again.
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