Giving up...to get what you were looking for

Yes giving up is often times looked down upon.  It is as if you gave up so you lost, you are a loser and now you have nothing to stand for.  While this perspective may be embraced as the truth in some circles I'd like to suggest losing may be all that it takes to find the beginning of that thing we were actually suppose to find.  You see, losing is not something that is only material.  Mostly "we" meaning humans see the world through human only lenses and thus a loss in the physical space becomes a failure.  But what if I were to suggest that a loss can also be something that is immaterial but may also be experienced in a physical way.  Then we would have something of a paradox immaterial/material.  And so we begin the journey of exploring the many views which seem to contradict themselves yet manage to co-exist in the same space.
Furthermore, the more we often strive for that thing we think we truly want the further away from us that thing actually gets from our grasp.  Just take a look at love.  Even the married falls in and out of love all the time (at least the honest ones will say so) yet at the end of the day that love is chosen over and over again all throughout life to maintain its co-existing reality in a context called love.  That said, sometimes we have to give up and let life win us over or that disappear our ego enough just so that we let go enough to experience truth.  But not let go too much or we might mistake illusion for reality.
Bringing it all back to the present, lets just say by giving up we may be able to gain and thus when our glass is empty it may be filled.  I'll try if you do, you know, empty out the tank, refill it with some radiant love and share it with the universe...yah, I think I'll have one of those!
  

31 Years of wise non-wisdom

Keep working even when the going gets tough. Challenge your mind, your brain and your body to pull through even when the going gets tough. Give yourself space. Be discerning. Use compassion but be on guard. Protect thyself by the natural and abiding laws of the universe. Be aware and never be to sure. Always take time to evaluate. Lower your mind lower than the earths dust. Every master has been a servant. Service brings forth fruit for the spirit. Go for it but don't be surprised if you don't get what you thought. On the other hand don't be surprised if you get exactly what you thought. Raise the level of the game by playing against yourself. Others are not the game. Love your enemy but be prepaired for the friend to hate. Talk straight but hold your tongue. Others trust what they see and hear. Chose words with caution and speak sharply. Take care of yourself and others will be taken care of. Don't trust your feelings, discern your emotions and protect your heart. Share a glass but don't pour another unless you are sure you can handle the consequences of your actions. Guard your heart in word, thought and deed. Do good works for the overall benefit of the freedom it brings. Live.Love.Work.Play.Pray

Exchanging life for something more

A dear and wise friend of mine once told me, "everything in life is an exchange."
As days pass and time moves forward I am beginning to realize the truth of this statement.
Just imagine when a friend is down and in need of something they haven't been able to find on their own. Though their actions may not demonstrate this need for example: anger may be present, anxiety may be there, frustration may manifest itself, confusion may be taking over. But underneath that barrier, that surface something is brewing that is in need. It may be something dark that needs light or it may be something heavy that needs to be lifted. It may even be something dense that needs to be set free.The kind of free that equals freedom. The kind of free where the restraints of the moment are lifted and access to the true loving being is able to emerge once again.
Thank you all people who light up the world and bring love into the lives of those around you. You are the one's that are the access for the world around you to emerge into its own greatness.

I can't, yes you can, no, yes

I'm telling you as I've told you a thousand times before.
I just don't think, NO, I know I can't do it.
Of course you can what are you concerned about, what is bothering you,
this isn't the you I know.
I told you as I mentioned I just know...well...ahhhhh!
I just can't!
Sometimes you should really learn to trust yourself.
You see,
Unknowns may always haunt our inner world but truth shatters fear
and brings clarity...the only way to truth is trust and belief in the
certainty that the unknown will always be but unless we look for the
light in the midst of the darkness we may never find the illumined
path we so deeply desire.

Shedding light on life. by Christopher

It is all too common in the world today that more and more people are searching to understand their humanity and their reason for existence in a frantic and even desperate manner. With self help at the peak whilst religion stands in flux and science capping out on trying to explain the inner workings of our physical world it is no wonder that life remains a mystery. Whilst humans continue grasping for money and experiences like a sprinter grasps for air.
Economies are down, politics is shaky and war is on the rise. Today there are thousands of Jesus and Buddhas running around making their way into the hearts of man or...turning them to run for the hills. But what are humans afraid of after all. Its as if all the elements for paradise are all lined up yet we are still and continue to be detached, defragmented, the opposite of united and no one is truly happy.