STRANGE FACTS
We have all done things that we now regret, even those of us who have tried very hard not to. You could argue that trying to lead a life that gives rise to nothing regrettable is potentially one of the most regrettable things a person could do! You could even say that it might be a mistake to try to avoid some mistakes. Some people say, 'we should never regret anything.' How arrogant would we be if we stuck to such a policy?
Your quest for clarity may yet bring most rewarding results.Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Or would you just like to think that you are thinking what I'm thinking? Maybe, you would like to think that I'm thinking what you are thinking. For as long we are each only thinking we are never really going to know exactly what those thoughts contain... Indeed, even if we articulate them, there is still the distinct possibility of a misunderstanding. Unless I say, very clearly, what I think, you may think that I'm saying something else.Perhaps you should just shrug your shoulders and give up. What if you are just chasing a rainbow? You don't seem to be making a great amount of progress and you certainly keep encountering reasons to question the plan that you have lately been following. So, what's keeping you on track? Pride? Loyalty? Misplaced faith? The more you think about it, the more doubtful you start to feel. But the existence of doubt is not, on its own, automatic proof of a problem. Postpone your big conclusion just a little longer.
Breaking news! Scientists now suspect that the cosmos may be inherently unstable. No wonder we all feel insecure. Fancy living in a world that has an entirely uncertain future! Scientists may have only just worked this out but the rest of us realised it long ago. It is interesting to speculate how long it will take the experts to work out something else that we are also very familiar with. There is only one defence against such a state of affairs - and that's a sense of humour.Our lives are never entirely our own. Not only must we interact with other people, we must respect their needs and wishes. If we choose not to do this, we put ourselves into positions that are problematic, even painful. We grow isolated and estranged. We get ever more uncomfortable and unhappy. Ultimately, we pay a much higher price than ever we would if we merely accepted the compromise that we had been asked to arrive at in the first place.
What if you are actually doing something other than what you think you are doing? Perhaps you ought to concede that you don't entirely know what you are doing or that, even if you think you do, you might be wrong. That might at least protect you from the possible consequence of being so sure that you know what you are doing that you end up not knowing what it is you have actually done, redraw several psychological boundaries .Our likes and dislikes contribute to our sense of identity. To some extent we define ourselves by our preferences and priorities. We say, 'I'm the sort of person who doesn't do this, though I do do that.' Yet if we are not careful, we make too many statements like this and thus box ourselves in. We may, for example, turn some minor dislike into an entrenched aversion.
Are you trapped in a tunnel? Or are you out in a sunlit meadow? If you had your eyes shut, it might be a bit tricky to tell. Maybe you would need a clothes peg over your nose too. The smell might give it away. But when we close ourselves off to signs and signals from our surroundings, we can soon start to dwell in a realm where imagination reigns supreme.Yet we have grown steadily more comfortable with the idea of observing - and of being observed. Still, though, we have aspects of our lives that we wouldn't want anyone to see.You have so many gifts, talents, insights and skills. You really aren't quite like other people. That's why you are so popular, yet it is also why some people find you difficult to relate to. If they find fault, it may be because it is psychologically easier for them to criticise you than to praise you. The latter seemingly requires them to put themselves in a position which is somehow inferior to you. Their pride won't let them do that, so they find fault instead. Somehow, you must forgive that and shine your brightest anyway.Plenty could go wrong but then, When we stop to think about all the potential problems, the real miracle is that we come across so few. Please keep this in mind, as you now prepare a strategy for coping with a possible difficulty. You may just find that by thinking too hard about what you would do if this (or that) were to happen. You are actually wasting a lot of energy that might be better directed towards a more concentrated focus on getting the result that you actually want.
What are you going to dedicate your energy ? What will you fight against? Is there a conflict from which you must emerge victorious? Or is there simply a target that you must do your best to hit? If it is simply a matter of taking aim and waiting for the appropriate moment to fire, you really don't need to concern yourself with political manoeuvres and diplomatic strategies. Work on the assumption that wherever you need support, you will find it. Expect to be helped, not hindered - and you will be helped..There are no excuses. Or rather, there are millions. But few count for much. We all know we could do better, no matter how well we are doing or how well we have done. We also know, or think we know, that it's too late to undo what has been done... or do what hasn't. How late is too late? Strangely, we accept excuses but we don't seem to accept that it's never too late to right a wrong. you may have a chance to make peace with at least some of the past. What excuse do you have not to at least try?
Your quest for clarity may yet bring most rewarding results.Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Or would you just like to think that you are thinking what I'm thinking? Maybe, you would like to think that I'm thinking what you are thinking. For as long we are each only thinking we are never really going to know exactly what those thoughts contain... Indeed, even if we articulate them, there is still the distinct possibility of a misunderstanding. Unless I say, very clearly, what I think, you may think that I'm saying something else.Perhaps you should just shrug your shoulders and give up. What if you are just chasing a rainbow? You don't seem to be making a great amount of progress and you certainly keep encountering reasons to question the plan that you have lately been following. So, what's keeping you on track? Pride? Loyalty? Misplaced faith? The more you think about it, the more doubtful you start to feel. But the existence of doubt is not, on its own, automatic proof of a problem. Postpone your big conclusion just a little longer.
Breaking news! Scientists now suspect that the cosmos may be inherently unstable. No wonder we all feel insecure. Fancy living in a world that has an entirely uncertain future! Scientists may have only just worked this out but the rest of us realised it long ago. It is interesting to speculate how long it will take the experts to work out something else that we are also very familiar with. There is only one defence against such a state of affairs - and that's a sense of humour.Our lives are never entirely our own. Not only must we interact with other people, we must respect their needs and wishes. If we choose not to do this, we put ourselves into positions that are problematic, even painful. We grow isolated and estranged. We get ever more uncomfortable and unhappy. Ultimately, we pay a much higher price than ever we would if we merely accepted the compromise that we had been asked to arrive at in the first place.
What if you are actually doing something other than what you think you are doing? Perhaps you ought to concede that you don't entirely know what you are doing or that, even if you think you do, you might be wrong. That might at least protect you from the possible consequence of being so sure that you know what you are doing that you end up not knowing what it is you have actually done, redraw several psychological boundaries .Our likes and dislikes contribute to our sense of identity. To some extent we define ourselves by our preferences and priorities. We say, 'I'm the sort of person who doesn't do this, though I do do that.' Yet if we are not careful, we make too many statements like this and thus box ourselves in. We may, for example, turn some minor dislike into an entrenched aversion.
Are you trapped in a tunnel? Or are you out in a sunlit meadow? If you had your eyes shut, it might be a bit tricky to tell. Maybe you would need a clothes peg over your nose too. The smell might give it away. But when we close ourselves off to signs and signals from our surroundings, we can soon start to dwell in a realm where imagination reigns supreme.Yet we have grown steadily more comfortable with the idea of observing - and of being observed. Still, though, we have aspects of our lives that we wouldn't want anyone to see.You have so many gifts, talents, insights and skills. You really aren't quite like other people. That's why you are so popular, yet it is also why some people find you difficult to relate to. If they find fault, it may be because it is psychologically easier for them to criticise you than to praise you. The latter seemingly requires them to put themselves in a position which is somehow inferior to you. Their pride won't let them do that, so they find fault instead. Somehow, you must forgive that and shine your brightest anyway.Plenty could go wrong but then, When we stop to think about all the potential problems, the real miracle is that we come across so few. Please keep this in mind, as you now prepare a strategy for coping with a possible difficulty. You may just find that by thinking too hard about what you would do if this (or that) were to happen. You are actually wasting a lot of energy that might be better directed towards a more concentrated focus on getting the result that you actually want.
What are you going to dedicate your energy ? What will you fight against? Is there a conflict from which you must emerge victorious? Or is there simply a target that you must do your best to hit? If it is simply a matter of taking aim and waiting for the appropriate moment to fire, you really don't need to concern yourself with political manoeuvres and diplomatic strategies. Work on the assumption that wherever you need support, you will find it. Expect to be helped, not hindered - and you will be helped..There are no excuses. Or rather, there are millions. But few count for much. We all know we could do better, no matter how well we are doing or how well we have done. We also know, or think we know, that it's too late to undo what has been done... or do what hasn't. How late is too late? Strangely, we accept excuses but we don't seem to accept that it's never too late to right a wrong. you may have a chance to make peace with at least some of the past. What excuse do you have not to at least try?
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