To Be or Not To Be

A little kingdom I possess,
Where thoughts and feelings dwell;
And very hard the task I find
Of governing it well.
~ Louisa May Alcott

...that more or less describes my situation!

~A Wise Man Said~

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
~ Aristotle

Monday, August 29, 2022
 

Sometimes when I try to view things with a more balanced frame of mind, after the first rush of indignation has somewhat cooled down, I start to wonder if there is a design behind things that is far larger and better than my own plans. In hindsight, a lot of things turned out that way. With more distance and wisdom that came with time, I could see that, as they say, I got what I actually needed even if it was not what I wanted! Now too certain things didn't completely go my way and I felt a bit dejected. Then I tried to take a broader view of it and couldn't help but realise that it's again perhaps what I need. Even if not what I want. And the more I take this thought further, the more positive the developments seem. Almost like someone up there thought of a different way for me to reach my destination but because I have a very organised and fixed way of doing everything, just the fact that the linear path I had in mind didn't materialise makes me feel like the universe is really against me. The more I orient my thinking to the idea that the universe is getting me there through a different route, the more I am able to see that alternative path. And I am also able to see why all in all it might even be a better path... if I see it with an open mind.