If you’ve been confused by the chaotic collective energies lately, it’s understandable. During tumultuous times like these, I keep my head down and physically push myself harder than usual—refocusing on necessary changes that I can make with my own two hands on the ten acres here.
In effect the extra intense physical effort is a grounding exercise in nature, but midwesterners tend to not think in those terms. If you came from parents with strong work ethics it’s just called ‘daily life’. Stuff needs to get done—so DO it. Don’t whine. Just DO. Period.
To some degree we are all products of parental tutelage on life. Other times we are aspirations and motivations driven. And occasionally if we are very sensitive, we are intuition inspired and spurred to do what resonates with our soul.
If you also are feeling the current energy chaos and are not certain how to pull yourself out of that uncomfortable uncertainty, my only suggestion would be to try to recognize what is actually driving YOUR daily focus. Knowing WHY we do what we do—and HOW we auto-react to any challenge that we face, are important aspects for better understanding our lives in general.
Side note: I’ve been a fan of Viktor Frankl ever since I read Man’s Search for Meaning long ago, so here are a few of his more famous quotes to provide a bit of inspiration for your continuing quest to find a more meaningful life, especially during times like these.
Viktor Frankl said after his Nazi internment camp experience: “Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. The greatest task for any person is to find meaning in his or her own life.”
He also said: “Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.”
Because: “When we are no longer able to change a situation—we are challenged to change ourselves.”
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FINDING YOUR TRUTH 