29/09/2023
Nature has a formula that tells us when to die. It is hard to imagine that when someone is taken from us abruptly; how is that fair? When these life events occur, could we shift our mindset to consider that it is an opportunity to grow and heal individually, as a family, and as a community? For instance, after 9/11, I felt closer to humans in a way I had not before. If we shift, can we rewire brain pathways? It is hard not to get caught in the downward spiral that tragedy evokes without tools/guidance.
This month spends a lot of time creating awareness, but do we ever talk about why people ask what the point of living is? Do we ask why they are trying to kill themselves and others (mass shootings)? Today, I think they are trying to kill emotional suffering. Mainstream America has sensationalized taking a happy pill, but as a society, all you hear and see is stress, anxiety, and depression, and why is that? Shouldn’t those happy pills be eliminating anxiety and depression? Hmmm
People can take medicine all day/every day, but until you find a way to stop depriving yourself of the inner transformation that takes place from strengthening your mind, you will never be $trong. A strong mind is more important than a strong body. Simply meditating (or praying for some), sitting outside, or walking is merely the first step to transforming your mind. Until we figure out how our diet, healthy interpersonal relationships, where we live, how much we sleep, food, exercise, water, addictions, what we watch, self-talk, … etc., affect our mind and mood, no pill will fix “suffering.” Ahhhh it’s a journey, not a destination?! I get it.
“Don’t quit before the magic happens.”
