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Daily Question, May 3

What perspectives help me lean into life as it is?

  • Lhrkw

    That change is inevitable and by returning to this present moment, be it through my breath or a moment of stillness then a sense of peace is restored.

  • Mike

    Memento mori helps. Against that truth, the petty fictions I reflexively adopt to get through this day or that task take a back seat.

  • Malag

    If you lean away it’s still going to happen! May as well get on for the ride. 

  • John Pemberton

    Life is too short. This past year I have witnessed death, bankruptcy, loss and things changing from day to day. It has lead me to believe that you cannot control tomorrow. All you have is today. And when things are good, try to be in the moment as much as possible, embrace it and enjoy it.

  • dcdeb

    I guess one of my favorite perspectives is “this too shall pass”.

  • Ose
    It seemed that a possible attitude was to find inner stillness. Then I came back to the reply which was appearing when I first read the question, which was that to realize that collecting all the experiences in life and to give it back to society like a ripened fruit of the life lived, so that the condensed experience might be available for the next generation for example, to me seems to be a very nourishing perspective for all concerned. Then the experience is passed forward and is available fo...

    It seemed that a possible attitude was to find inner stillness. Then I came back to the reply which was appearing when I first read the question, which was that to realize that collecting all the experiences in life and to give it back to society like a ripened fruit of the life lived, so that the condensed experience might be available for the next generation for example, to me seems to be a very nourishing perspective for all concerned. Then the experience is passed forward and is available for the next ones who possibly might benefit from it. Thank you for this question and the time given to process it. 🙏

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  • Hot Sauce

    The notion that every experience and happening in life is a potential blessing can help me lean into life as it is. This helps me remember that all joys and difficulties of life are opportunities for growth, wisdom, and gaining compassion.

  • Don Jones

    By showing up each day. Just like the sun. Always there, even if you can’t always see it. And shines on everyone, without exception.

  • Toni
    Movement is life. Move a muscle change a thought. It's an AA term but it makes sense to me. I can get bogged down in overthinking. It's best that I keep moving and not get so caught up in my head. I wrote a long explanation of my philosophy and deleted it by accident. It was good that I did. But I must tell you life for me is about movement. "You are as old as your spine is flexible". I learned that from a yogi long ago and when I looked it up it is found in many circles so not its re-me...

    Movement is life. Move a muscle change a thought. It’s an AA term but it makes sense to me. I can get bogged down in overthinking. It’s best that I keep moving and not get so caught up in my head. I wrote a long explanation of my philosophy and deleted it by accident. It was good that I did. But I must tell you life for me is about movement. “You are as old as your spine is flexible”. I learned that from a yogi long ago and when I looked it up it is found in many circles so not its re-membered for me today and I will move in ways I have learned that make me feel alive and well. Qi gong, yoga, dance, core awareness work whatever it takes. Movement is life!

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    • Elaine

      Absolutely agree Toni. We are bodies first. I regain a healthy perspective when I get out out of my head and move. I can count on it.

  • Melissa

    I figure everyone is challenged with the pandemic and just life’s regular trials like health issues, love issues and earning issues. So a smile or any effort at calmness, especially kindness to all now is so important. Again from my spiritual teacher I say every morning ” What would love have me do today? Something always arises to help me lean into life. Grateful and positive into life as it is now.

    • Misty

      I like that, as a daily morning question – thanks for sharing, Melissa.

  • EuphoricOcean

    You can’t change what has already happened.
    You can only attempt to affect your future.
    You have full reign to affect what is happening in the current moment, so make sure to make the best of it!

  • Lauryn

    Trying not to take anything too personally and remember that everyone is dealing with their own life stuff.

  • GregC

    Looking forward, instead of getting bogged down by my past. .

  • Mica

    I just read an article in Oprah’s magazine’s Resilience issue that brought tears to my eyes

  • Rob Kinslow

    I try to remember that I am a microscopic speck on a microscopic planet in all of reality, but that there are likely worlds within me, too.

  • DeVonna

    I think the answer is what we all come here for every day…fostering a sense of gratitude.

    Not everyone is granted the privilege of Life. People die young all the time and it’s a tragedy when they do. Growing older is one of the most dreaded maladies of the modern age, but it is the natural result of living. Age is a privilege, embrace it!

  • SK

    That what I may do or say may actually effect someone or make a difference in their day. Scripture tells us that the power of words is truly our super-power as human beings. We must be careful. My perspective is that everything will be ok. Let the process run, be patient, be prayerful, wait with anticipation that all will be well. Have hope, always hope.

  • Holly in Ohio
    I know that what I do today will affect tomorrow: How deeply I love. What I make or repair with my hands. What words I speak of encouragement. Taking care of myself and others. The actions I take to help the earth and equality or at least not cause harm. Teaching and leadership. How I deal with sorrows and challenges or help others to. The perspective that what I do is relevant and that even as one small person I will affect my life and the world, this lets me accept imperfections in life....

    I know that what I do today will affect tomorrow: How deeply I love. What I make or repair with my hands. What words I speak of encouragement. Taking care of myself and others. The actions I take to help the earth and equality or at least not cause harm. Teaching and leadership. How I deal with sorrows and challenges or help others to.

    The perspective that what I do is relevant and that even as one small person I will affect my life and the world, this lets me accept imperfections in life. Life is experience and process. It is moments, like beads on a necklace. It is wabi-sabi (beautiful imperfection, incomplete beauty).

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  • Michele

    Current and past perspectives help leaning into life. All those experiences make up wisdom and knowledge. Each day there is something new to learn.

  • Mike S

    What helps me deal with life as it comes both are pleasant and the not so pleasant is the knowledge that there is a logic a certain kind of perfection to everything. And that I can learn from everything.There are lessons to be learned at every stage.

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