The roads of the world are congested with traffic. In every vehicle that's hardly moving, there is a driver wishing that they could be elsewhere. Meanwhile, in gymnasiums there are people paying for the pleasure of pedalling away on exercise bikes, covering no distance at all. What's the difference here? The folk in the cars are frustrated because they feel that they ought to be going somewhere. The cyclists are happy not to be going anywhere. So much depends on intention and expectation. Are your expectations appropriate now?
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 right now Imagine if one day we all wake up to find we are living in an ideal world. A new dawn, a new deal, a new Jerusalem (let's hope it's more peaceful than the old one). Will anything really be different? Well, it will be for you because, whilst your situation remains far from ideal, you are at the start of a big turning point in your emotional journey. You may have your doubts and reservations but you can put some faith in what's changing. It's not the start of a new and ide...
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