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Daily Question, October 17

What truths are revealed when I let go of ideas about how life should be?

  • Javier Visionquest
    Who’s ideas of “how life should be” am I to let go of. The life I see through the lens of objectivity IS the life after I’ve let go of how I believe it should be. I see technology leading us down ever narrowing one-way paths of convenience making us dumb and lazy; separating us from cultural wisdom and traditional knowledge. I see unnatural selection weakening our genes. I see what passes for education being the “one right way” to social inclusion for those who have access to it. I s...

    Who’s ideas of “how life should be” am I to let go of. The life I see through the lens of objectivity IS the life after I’ve let go of how I believe it should be. I see technology leading us down ever narrowing one-way paths of convenience making us dumb and lazy; separating us from cultural wisdom and traditional knowledge. I see unnatural selection weakening our genes. I see what passes for education being the “one right way” to social inclusion for those who have access to it. I see life as it’s become and it frightens me

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  • Malag

    A train goes in the direction it goes on its track. Me trying to steer the train in a different direction is futile. So take the hands off the steering wheel, get back to the carriages, sit at a window and enjoy the view unfolding.

  • Maeve

    Can’t answer this. So many of you are posting wise and enlightened stuff. I have my desires and wishes. How life should be? Well, there are many things in the world, our country that not the way they “should” be. And many parts of my life that are not the way I want them to be. I don’t like this question.

  • Dusty Su

    I am then opened up to new ideas, potential, adventures, other ways of doing. I am opened up to surprises, wonder, and awe. My being broadens into formerly unknown, unexplored states and ways of being.

  • Hot Sauce
    When I let go of my preconceptions about how life “should” be, as hard as that is, I actually see that, on some level, there is no “should” about life. We are creatures like all others and have evolved to be a part of the environment that is the world. Just as we observe nature and don’t typically judge the lives of fish swimming, lions packing together, or wolves hunting as “bad” or “good,” we see that our own lives are just like there’s. Everything that happens is part of a...

    When I let go of my preconceptions about how life “should” be, as hard as that is, I actually see that, on some level, there is no “should” about life. We are creatures like all others and have evolved to be a part of the environment that is the world. Just as we observe nature and don’t typically judge the lives of fish swimming, lions packing together, or wolves hunting as “bad” or “good,” we see that our own lives are just like there’s. Everything that happens is part of a natural cycle of life even judgments about how life “should” be.

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  • Ose

    It helps to be more in the moment; to be aware and present. Recently, when I had experienced a moment of letting go of such ideas, and especially could let go of some fears as well then, I felt deep gratitude, connected and joy. It moved me to sing. No pressure, no listeners ( I thought), no expectations, just a warm and humble Thank you to the source we all share.

  • Don Jones

    When I let go of seeking security, solace or the fulfilment of my desires, I fell in love with creation and its creator.

  • Melissa

    Relief. If I can accomplish this from time to time of just letting go of perceived or desired outcomes. Just live life to the fullest one day at a time. Be in the moment not future or past outcomes. Trust and relax in this idea of being present, brings relief. I have to remind myself often.

  • sunnypatti

    That God is in charge and really does want me (and everyone else) to be happy. That there are lessons to be learned along the path, and that, while God is ultimatelly in charge, we are still offered choices along the way. That everything always works out the way it’s supposed to, and that it is an ever-evolving journey of love, truth, and connection that is so beautiful I become awestruck when I truly think about it.

  • Linda

    I have learned that in the long run, some things turn out the way they were supposed to–not how I thought they should.

  • Elaine

    “…how life SHOULD be” is a form of giving away my own authority to an external abstraction. My life journey is concerned with authenticity, with leaning into contentment and deepening gratitude for what IS rather than wishing for what should be.

  • Zenith

    I can’t answer that. This grateful journey is still pretty new. I know it has taght me that my thoughts are not as positive as I thought. Still learning to let go. Always more opportunities for practicing that. One big one just this weekend. Grace to adjust is always appreciated.

  • Michele

    Life should be full of surprises. Yes there are both kinds, good and bad. You have to deal with both of them with love.

    • Lauryn

      That things are never as impossible or difficult as I make them out to be. That my perceptions about the way I am are not always accurate. New ideas can only be let in when I stop trying to control.

  • Journey

    When I let go of my own ideas, new paths emerge, new possibilities open up. For something to come new to come in, something old must go out. My husband says if your cup is full of water, you cant pour anymore water into it. I have to let go of set ideas and preconceived notions for new truths to emerge. What those truths are is still to be determined.

  • Carla

    Letting go of “old ideas” is a start; moving towards & living with acceptance is the goal-casting aside expectations. Trusting that everything & everyone is right where we’re supposed to be brings the Grace of Serenity.

  • Patricia

    The truth that God is present with me, with us – and we are never alone – through and in all of this.

  • Ed Schulte
    “If wishes were horses then beggars would ride”.ANNONOMOUS A very well thought out expression/poem because the rhythm is as though one IS riding a horse when reciting it. But to respond to the question of the day...."What truths"? // "LIFE'S radiance" // as outlined in these words I re-read this morning.... "To have understanding of who he/she is, to know which rags to shake off and how to live. To be life’s radiance that dissolves the darkness of ignorance instead of life’s 'phenome...

    “If wishes were horses then beggars would ride”.ANNONOMOUS

    A very well thought out expression/poem because the rhythm is as though one IS riding a horse when reciting it.
    But to respond to the question of the day….”What truths”? // “LIFE’S radiance” // as outlined in these words I re-read this morning….

    “To have understanding of who he/she is, to know which rags to shake off and how to live. To be life’s radiance that dissolves the darkness of ignorance instead of life’s ‘phenomenon’ living in a magic of confusion.”

    DASKALOS

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  • Trish

    Truth: I’m not in charge. This used to scare every ounce of me. It’s still a bit frightening (sometimes lots of bits.) Now I also see the beauty of surrender & the comfort of God having my back regardless of the twists & turns that will take place. This life is an amazing adventure & I get to be present for all the nuances if I allow it. Embracing the unknown is where it’s at.🙂

  • devy
    Having ideas of how life should be can cause as what they call « red light » or emotional feelings such as anger, depression, and anxiety. Even though we are responsible for our own reactions ie no one or nothing can be a trigger...it’s our own responsibility, expectations can lead us down the path of self destruction. Actually if one thinks about us, having the ideas that things should go our way or people should be a certain way to keep our own peace is selfish. By accepting what happens...

    Having ideas of how life should be can cause as what they call « red light » or emotional feelings such as anger, depression, and anxiety. Even though we are responsible for our own reactions ie no one or nothing can be a trigger…it’s our own responsibility, expectations can lead us down the path of self destruction. Actually if one thinks about us, having the ideas that things should go our way or people should be a certain way to keep our own peace is selfish. By accepting what happens, but accepting the way others are, (even if we do not agree) it levitates our own thoughts and actions towards acceptance and being grateful for what we have or experience.

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  • Kevin

    If I ever even had such a notion, I have let go a long, long time ago the silly notion of how life should go. Instead, I have hopes, desires, and adjustable goals about how life may go. And I have moved that goalpost many, many times along the way.

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