&&&
This is a tricky situation to be in. Most people live in scarcity. How to be generous *[generous] with water when you are surrounded by a desert?
* Precisely the issue here.
Let's look at the case of Libya:
The Great Manmade River (GMMR) helped supply water for agricultural and industrial purposes by transporting water from the southern deserts to the cities in the north of Libya via underground pipes. This helps supply water to every nook and corner of the country.
By the look of it, the desert is not totally barren. However, there needs to be a catchment and a way of transporting the water to the agricultural and industrial areas.
In short, there is a need for a system to distribute the water. Otherwise, it will dissipate.
Another alternative is to simply exist and let the people come to the water. In other words, just be an oasis and don't worry about transporting the water.
OK then, if I am already living on an oasis, then regardless if there are deserts and water restricted zones, I just enjoy what I have. Hence, I don't worry about transporting the water, I just attend to the oasis.
In this case, I just focus on writing my blogs. Anybody can come and collect water and build a pipeline even. That is not my concern. My duty is to make sure there is plenty of water in the oasis.
Look at Marcus Aurelius. He didn't write the Meditations for public viewing. It only spread to the masses upon his demise. That's the attitude I should be taking. The blogs are for my own sustenance.
THE OASIS IS FOR ME.
This is my meditation. Therefore it is of no concern for me to address the issue of the masses. Sufficient that I gain insights for my own wellbeing when I write in my blogs.
The way things work is people only change in a do-or-die situation. I don't decide on the timing. When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
It is a mindset change. It applies to everybody. I might have the remedy, but if nobody is willing to swallow the bitter pill, then to hell with everybody.
Another 21 years is all it takes. As it is, I'm already set for life. Unless I am hit by major depression, I am on my way towards Health and Happiness.
So what is the prescription then? As common wisdom, here is my recipe for success:
- Sleep well - We need adequate sleep. That is the number one requirement for this philosophy.
- Wake up very early
- Do daily journaling
- Exercise one hour every day before sunrise
- Drink Cold Dark Roast
- Exercise 3 minutes every hour during working hours
- Listen to jazz whenever possible
- Eat OMAD
- Eat nutritional yeast
- Eat fish oil
- Eat probiotics
- Minimize spending
- Keep thoughts positive
- Love and be loved
- Eat butter
- Drink apple cider vinegar
- Stay away from the masses
- Set a low expectation on others
- Minimize traveling
- Avoid sugar and flour
Those are my essentials to live in solitude. While others may or may not have the formula to get by, I am set with my own recipe.
In the end, what counts is what works. These things work in my favor. Thus, they are my formula for success.
I only manage my own variables. After all, we are responsible for our own lines.
Is this the end-all-be-all answer to life? It's not. But at least I have a plan. Unlike 21 years ago, where I was caught going down a waterfall on a rowboat with no oar.
--------------------------------------------
Now the situation is different. I am at the height of my life. It was never this good. Even if the sun sets in the East, I say make it so. There is nothing to worry about.
I am living life as if I am guaranteed success.
I am done selling. That was the Phase of Success. Now is the Phase of Completion. My job is [is] to deliver the goods.
--------------------------------------------
So what are my deliverables?
Well, if I look back, I had done my bit with my External Affairs. Now is to stay on course with my Personal Affairs. I just stay on course with my Personal Flightpath.
A man is what he thinks about all day long. So if every day I focus on becoming faster, stronger, and moving further, that is what I will become.
I know what I want and I'm willing to pay the price. Everything else is incidental. What count are the main thrusts to keep me moving forward. Those are none other than the Three Foundations of Athlete4Life.
Bear in mind that it is not the thinking that matters. I need to invoke my feelings to take the necessary actions.
So all this thinking is nothing more than pep talks for me to feel good about myself. Therefore I need to separate limiting beliefs and empowering thoughts to keep moving towards growth.
A nonreciprocating relationship in this case will stifle my growth. Therefore I should protect my thoughts from a negative influence no matter how tempting it is.
Much like the 3 Cs, I must be able to remain Autonomous in order to attain Bliss. If not, it is very easy for pleasure to turn into pain. They are two sides of the same coin.
---------------------------------------------------
Another thing I need to be mindful of is the effect of my own self-talk. I should be aware that I create my own heaven and hell through the choices that I make on a daily basis. Therefore, as the captain of my ship, I DECIDE on the course of my voyage.
Along the way, there are sirens calling my name but as long as I am steadfast, I can successfully navigate the perilous waters.
People can say many things about love; maternal love, unconditional love, higher love, true love, and what have you. I went through various avenues searching for those. The bottom line is unless you love yourself first, none matters. They are all the subsets of the need for everlasting love. That you can only get if you love yourself until the day you die.
Well maybe for me, a reciprocating love is when I listen to jazz. It is better than keeping a pet. With jazz, I don't need maintenance. With everything else, there is always emotional baggage.
So now, I listen to Ryo Fukui whenever I want to pamper myself with the feel-good feeling.
The trick is to establish Autonomous Governance and the Zen of Personal Bliss. If I can do that I will be home free. All my troubles in the past were because of External Forces. On my own, I have no negative influence. I am a person who pursues excellence. How is it that I am a negative influence?
I become negative through my associations with others. If left to my own ideal, I am basically a good person. With that in mind, it is best that I stick to my ideal because I am by nature a perfectionist.
It is always the case where I get distracted from my ideal when I listen to opinions and perspectives. Thus even reading is not really a good idea because I will still be exposed to others.
What I should be doing is listen to my kigatsuku and simply be happy with what I got. The less I deal with people the better. Just li[v]e (like) viruses, opinions, and perspectives can infect your thoughts.
I say this once again; the remedy is jazz. We need the waves and the signals. From there we render our own thoughts and imaginations.
Even Iron Maiden cannot beat that. Jazz, specifically the pieces from Ryo Fukui are truly the gems that ignite empowering thoughts and imaginations.
I manage to continue writing tonight because I am accompanied by his genius.
So what is the essence of the thoughts for tonight?
I say the most prevalent idea that strikes out is I AM BETTER OFF ALONE.
When I am alone, I can be whoever I want to be. So while I'm at it, why not be all that I can be?
None other tha[t] (than) God Almighty Himself. I become God to my own Universe, Sparta 4964. As a whole, I am a Superverse in Motion.
Nothing less than that. I don't expect others to subscribe to this idea. This is the Durian Orchard that was handed down to me. To settle for just a tree is pretty mundane.
Assume that I have this notion because I am mentally distressed. Well, so what? All it is then is I live my life thinking that I am an ocean in a drop than a drop in an ocean.
I will be the crazy old me and be happy about it KNOWING even Buddha, Socrates, Muhammad, and Nietzche are as crazy as I am.
What it means really is that it is OK to be crazy as long as you DO GOOD and DO NO HARM.
In my case, I just attend to my thoughts without having to worry about others' opinions about me.
I don't need approval and validation from others as well.
I just simply enjoy living my life.
mm
No comments:
Post a Comment