Thursday, October 13, 2005
Knocked down? Then get your ass back up
Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving-kindness towards all the world. One should cultivate an unbounded mind, above and below and across, without obstruction, without enmity, without rivalry. Standing, or going, or seated, or lying down, as long as one is free from drowsiness, one should practice this mindfulness. This, they say, is the holy state here.
~Sutta Nipata
Ya’ll know I am not a religious person…just one who is pretty spiritual. But I think this can be applied through normal, every day life. It is only common sense and courtesy.
Man has never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
Never have I seen this to be more true than in listening to the stories of a few of my friends, reflections on my own life, and reading Kyle Maynard’s book. (Yes, I have read more than just fiction) So often I hear people complaining about how things have gotten them down, dragging them through the dirt, but they don’t do anything about it. You have to learn in life that you can’t always let the small things wear you down; and don’t sweat the big ones either. Take the problem, circle it, view it from all angles, and look for your solution. Once that is done, then things fall into place for you. Or at least that it is how it works for me. At age 17, I left my parents and the abuse at home. A few months before my 18th birthday, I ditched my first boyfriend after he decided to use his larger stature to his advantage. I pulled myself off drugs and the disaster that was causing my life. And finally got the courage and strength to leave the controlling husband when I was 21. (Okay, really scary that Joss Stone’s “You Had Me” starts playing while I am typing”) I know that life will always toss some obstacles my direction, but I can never let them get me down. No time to waste the energy on crying when it can go to better use. Just my opinion though.
Hugs; have a good Thursday! ¶ 10/13/2005 10:53:00 AM
~Sutta Nipata
Ya’ll know I am not a religious person…just one who is pretty spiritual. But I think this can be applied through normal, every day life. It is only common sense and courtesy.
Man has never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
- Bernard Williams (1929-) English Philosopher
Never have I seen this to be more true than in listening to the stories of a few of my friends, reflections on my own life, and reading Kyle Maynard’s book. (Yes, I have read more than just fiction) So often I hear people complaining about how things have gotten them down, dragging them through the dirt, but they don’t do anything about it. You have to learn in life that you can’t always let the small things wear you down; and don’t sweat the big ones either. Take the problem, circle it, view it from all angles, and look for your solution. Once that is done, then things fall into place for you. Or at least that it is how it works for me. At age 17, I left my parents and the abuse at home. A few months before my 18th birthday, I ditched my first boyfriend after he decided to use his larger stature to his advantage. I pulled myself off drugs and the disaster that was causing my life. And finally got the courage and strength to leave the controlling husband when I was 21. (Okay, really scary that Joss Stone’s “You Had Me” starts playing while I am typing”) I know that life will always toss some obstacles my direction, but I can never let them get me down. No time to waste the energy on crying when it can go to better use. Just my opinion though.
Hugs; have a good Thursday! ¶ 10/13/2005 10:53:00 AM
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