When I think of life I'm reminded of the catchy cards, tiles and bumper stickers I see sporadically about my world.
Live as if Heaven is on Earth
Laugh like no one is watching
Love like you've never been hurt
All of these catch phrases have a deeper meaning and each time I see them I stop and think about the words slowly and mindfully once more. I cant help but make a comparison to the way I live my own life and at any given time I'd be hard pressed not to realise that in some ways and at some times that I'm not actually living in the moment. And even more aware that I'm not living life fully, not living my true potential, not that I'm even fully aware of what my true potential is.
At times I think I get a glimpse of what that might be and yet there is always something holding me back or keeping me in the dark.
So I agree with the written words, they're so true and any life would be so much fuller if only those words actually dictated how we life our lives, how I live my life!
To 'live as if heaven is on earth' can be challenging as quite often we are faced with such tragic and seemingly unjust events that shake us to our very core, test our faith big time and for many I hear the words "why do bad things happen to good people". And there is a book with that title written by a very wise Rabbi of all people.
I think I can 'laugh like no one is watching', most of the time anyway, it's not so hard depending on the circumstances. Although for some people laughing out aloud is a challenge, showing your true self when keeping that real person hidden and safe or shock horror risking feeling like a fool!!
Which leaves the good old 'love like you've never been hurt', now that does seem like it's as far away as the summit of Mount Everest, remote and completely out of reach, an absolute impossibility :)
I wonder how many people can actually do this? I mean you could do a zillion workshops on personal growth, have a go at re birthing, do a little past life therapy, have a year's counselling with a good psychologist, or go and sit in a cave and contemplate your navel for a while but would you shake off the shackles of the pain of lost love, of betrayal or of abandonment.
Well surely it's as easy as just letting go, surrendering or building a bridge and getting over it....as if?
In any case, all of these are good thoughts to contemplate, ideals to aspire to and what an amazing journey we will have along the way if we can just say 'YES'
Loved all these saying and your thoughts. They are the food of the Fridge Magnet for good reason. They are tools to use & they normalise some traumatic life occurences like lost love .
ReplyDeleteThanks for the soothing words & the feelings that came too.