What's the hardest thing you can truly think of to come to wits with? The passing of a loved one? The missed opportunity of a lifetime? Or is it something more tangible yet intangible all at once?
For me, it's the fact that you can only be one place at one time, at least in the physical form.
I want to be everywhere! I want to be so many places at once that there's days where I sit in my car (and I almost NEVER drive!) and fight the urge to just hit the road. Responsibilities or common sense? It's difficult to decide. Wanting to be anywhere can bring about the hardest concept of life; being in the Now. Being here. Being present.
For me, it's the fact that you can only be one place at one time, at least in the physical form.
I want to be everywhere! I want to be so many places at once that there's days where I sit in my car (and I almost NEVER drive!) and fight the urge to just hit the road. Responsibilities or common sense? It's difficult to decide. Wanting to be anywhere can bring about the hardest concept of life; being in the Now. Being here. Being present.
Perhaps, thats the most important thing we can accomplish in life! To truly live! Not worry about the future, the past, or what it brings or held. As one of my favorite humans (if you could describe him as such..) once said "Usemos nuestro pasado como trampolin, no como sofa." And this is a wonderful ethos to go by.
For me, each day is a struggle. I struggle to enjoy some days, while others I'm absolutely elated to be living everyday. But isn't that necessary? What are we without our struggles? We need struggles to give us a backbone. We need struggles to make us enjoy the fleeting happiness that is our lives. So when I desperately want to go all Walden on the world, I think about getting through the moment first. When I decide a 13 hour drive home is all I need, I lay my head and rest. When I decide I really should've moved to Europe when I had the chance, I meditate. When I decide to run away and practice pernaculture on a farm in Chile I say "not yet."