Those days when you feel like a tourist in your own city. You feel you can
talk to that cute person on the other side of the street. But you end up not.
And then this feeling of having lost something. If you happen to have creative
dates with yourself, following the gospel of Julia Cameron, pay attention to two
things. Do not set goals. And do not let those dates become something regular,
something that tries to replicate the creative activity carried out previously.
It may seem so natural, once you manage to create something (creativity comes precisely
from that, not from being original, but that's another story), to want to replicate it,
to make it become a habit. And to make it become a habit, what do you do, if not set goals,
however atomic they may be. Nothing more wrong. Not only because by setting a goal,
you narrow the possibilities that creative date holds, an infinity of choices.
But, even worse, it makes you fall into the trap of thinking that, what other moments
more appropriate, if not these dates, to continue creating something you were satisfied
with the time before. And yet these dates are exactly the opposite, namely, a space to
experiment each time with something new. This is truly the only rule that has worked for me.
And that with this writing, I want to add to my tools.
Bhavachakra.
The wheel of life.
The ordinary mind.
The mind that uses us.
It reacts.
It is predictable.
It repeats itself.
Unaware.
The Buddha who meditates.
The creative mind.
Open to improvement.
It responds.
It is independent.
Aware.
Not only spiritual, but also karmic.
For my creative day, what a fortunate coincidence, I ended up doing nothing.
What is more creative than doing nothing, nowadays?
Precisely doing nothing is helpful.
It may seem counterintuitive.
Circular thoughts that emerge, like this very conversation.
Sometimes they are constructive, but more often they are not.
And so, letting oneself go into nothingness,
doing something unexpected, creative, or rather, not doing,
breaks that unconscious rhythm that is at the center of unawareness.
The last seven days have been a new beginning. It's so easy to fall back
into the usual vices. Habits. Sometimes we participate in them unconsciously.
Other times, instead, we do it in full awareness. New beginning, old beginning.
There are turning points. Which, in reality, they all are. But we like to emphasise
some more than others. There are, precisely, moments when we turn. We decide, or
rather, we had already decided, but in that moment we transform that decision
into action. If only all decisions were like this! Alas, reality is quite
different. Interaction with people, for me, fundamental. So we decide,
something that was wandering through the mind, that returns, sometimes at
regular intervals, sometimes without a precise interval. But it was there,
a burden on the mind, that wouldn't release itself. Thoughts as energy.
Energy as potential. Potential that yes, can be transformed, but that will
nonetheless compensate an equal amount. Is this perhaps the tao? At a
certain point we decide, we put into action, that thought, and everything
begins to make sense. And we wonder why we waited so long. Not that it
always goes the same way, quite the contrary. But it's precisely this
exploring, discovering, that makes the discovery so sweet. And the previous
non-discoveries, however necessary, have nonetheless contributed to calming
the mind, to releasing energy. Rather, to exchanging energy.
Forgiveness
It’s the choice of being free
It’s an act of healing
Freedom is about not identifying
You’re not your emotions (I am happy)
Freedom is about not identifying
My higher self is limitless
Everyone is divine
Love yourself first
Make it an habit to connect
Awareness
Forgiveness is one of the most powerful ways to reach inner peace. It’s about releasing energy which can be stuck for very long time.
Start your year by getting closer to yourself, being aware. Pay attention to your senses. Observe your thoughts. Do somatic practices.
And then forgive someone. Forgive someone so that you can be free.
Pick one of more people you want to forgive.
And then repeat every day for as many times it feels right for you:
“I am angry at you. Please forgive me”. By reversing the energy, you allow to let it go. Repeat until you feel being free.