I am going to let you off the hook right away; you can quit reading this if you want a quick fix, ain’t gonna happen, but oh how I wish it could.
It’s not rocket science that just about EVERYTHING in life is a process, not an instantaneous thing; it’s a balance. I can’t be sure who is always moving the weights around on that scale, but time and time again, we watch things balance out. Some of us get to see them first hand; I like to call that karma whiplash, others of us wait years, and still others of us never get to witness it all. Call it yin/yang, balance, or whatever you like, but you know it happens.
So, if the above paragraph is true, then it must stand to reason that as quickly as something appears/works, it can dissolve at the same rate of speed. That is why quick fixes don’t work. They are just another way to distract you from what is really at hand, much like the “there” concept from my other post.
I am always suspicious of anyone who tells me they can help me do “x” in “x” amount of time. I am weighed down by the number of emails, ads, and pop-ups that try to invade my mind with such thoughts. Admittedly, though, I have tried a bunch of the “x” things because, well, I am an explorer, and I want to know first hand. Having said that, I must give the full disclosure and say that “x” ’s can be exceptional learning tools.
It has also been my experience that if I try those x’s, and it doesn’t work, I usually feel one or all of the following:
- Stupid that I bought into it.
- Mad that it didn’t work.
- Disappointed that I didn’t progress the way it claimed I should.
- Mad that I didn’t think of it first because obviously, they are making money on it, so I am the schlep.
Just kidding on that last one, but you get the point.
As far as the quick fix I have for you; it is that there is no quick fix. There! See! I just saved you countless dollars, time, smoothies, and probably a few acai berries.
We all have an inner being that knows what is right for us, despite our cravings. I am not talking about food. I am talking about the craving for living our best life. (By the way, full disclosure, I really, really don’t like using the phrase “best life.” I use the word arête. It just feels better to me.) As I was saying, I am not talking about food. I am talking about the craving for living our arete.
I don’t have a magic pill I can offer you, but what I do have is a lifetime of tools in my travel bag, and I am an expert map maker when it comes to getting across rivers, valleys, mountains, and flat terrain—yours or mine. And I’m here doing this too. Forget doing the x’s just focus on doing you.
I want to hear from you! Tell me some of the things you want to start doing to amp up your arete!
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