Have you got the right stamp on your document? Then you can't come through. You haven't even got a document? No problem. Just go over there and they'll give you one to fill in. Hey, now where are you going? You can't just go over there to get the document; first you have to have a document with a stamp on it. In the good old days, they used to call this kind of thing Catch 22. Nowadays? Oh, nowadays they just call it 'normal operating procedure'. It's the way of the world. But you may finally start to square a circle. 'More haste, less speed.' That's what they say. Their point, which is reasonable enough, is that you will go further, faster, if you stop first and think and then proceed at a steady pace. But sometimes we have to have lightning fast reactions. We need to make our move in a matter of moments or risk missing our chance forever. There's absolutely no need in your life now, for panic, pressure, stress or anxiety. But if, you see an opportunity that it surely makes sense to seize, don't talk yourself out of it.
If you want to lose weight, should you eat less or more? If you want to reduce stress, should you set a greater number of targets or a smaller one? If you want to feel less pressured, should you strive for higher standards or accept lower ones? Feel free to take on as much responsibility as you want. You are entitled to be ambitious and adventurous. But no matter how intense life becomes, don't imagine that the way to lead an easier life involves first making your situation more difficult. How much excitement do you want? How many intense emotional experiences do you feel you need? Do you have to get caught up in some great drama? Must you deal with problem after problem? Sorry to ask all these questions, but then questions themselves can be so very destabilising. As soon as we start to ask them, we begin to chip away at whatever is making us feel most stable and secure. You can't just ignore an unsatisfactory situation, but nor do you have to give it your full attention ri...
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