Hmm... timely and interesting post. I feel like this is owed a deeper discussion (at least for me). How do we know exactly where the "alarm clock" is pointing us? Is it a gradual "awakening"? Bit by bit? Or instantaneous, like holy sh*t this is life changing. Perhaps both. Thank you for sharing!
Totally with you Dana. Much to talk about here. There is definitely anxiety working in the background of my brain. To your point, how does one know what will be the thing that brings calm/peace? Is it simply debunking demanding societal expectations (ex. we should be suffering in order to be good or we should be perfect in order to be worthy) or is the alarm indicative of a need for a course-correction in one's life? Maybe it's guilt for having it so good when others are in real pain? I don't think all of those are mutually exclusive either.
Wish I had the answer for both of you, the way I heard "truth" explained really resonated with me, which is that when its spoken, it feels really settling as opposed to scary/like a hell thought. For a long time, I have been under the assumption that the truth is scary and that has made me think its also painful but when I think about it really, if the "alarm clock" is telling you something that's true, it usually settles or calms you down as opposed to gets you even more worked up
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. (?)
Hmm... timely and interesting post. I feel like this is owed a deeper discussion (at least for me). How do we know exactly where the "alarm clock" is pointing us? Is it a gradual "awakening"? Bit by bit? Or instantaneous, like holy sh*t this is life changing. Perhaps both. Thank you for sharing!
Totally with you Dana. Much to talk about here. There is definitely anxiety working in the background of my brain. To your point, how does one know what will be the thing that brings calm/peace? Is it simply debunking demanding societal expectations (ex. we should be suffering in order to be good or we should be perfect in order to be worthy) or is the alarm indicative of a need for a course-correction in one's life? Maybe it's guilt for having it so good when others are in real pain? I don't think all of those are mutually exclusive either.
Wish I had the answer for both of you, the way I heard "truth" explained really resonated with me, which is that when its spoken, it feels really settling as opposed to scary/like a hell thought. For a long time, I have been under the assumption that the truth is scary and that has made me think its also painful but when I think about it really, if the "alarm clock" is telling you something that's true, it usually settles or calms you down as opposed to gets you even more worked up
Never thought of it that way….but it actually makes sense🤔