sunday: may 03rd
hello,
welcome to the fifth month of this wonderful year.
accepting and embracing - a key to moving forward in life. there are harsh realities all around us, those that concern the entire world, yourself, your close ones and the list goes on. life is never perfect, the idea of perfect is by nature not applicable to our lives, people, relationships and emotions.
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let's start with yourself.
you have your own flaws, your own insecurities, your own imperfections. you could be a better person, and you could be smarter. parts of these are facts that you'll have to accept and most importantly, embrace. be proud of who you are and where you are heading. constantly strive to improve yourself and at the same time take it easy on yourself.
if you yourself are not comfortable with yourself, how do your expect to others to treat you? same goes for self-respect, self-love, etc. the way you treat yourself defines how others are to treat you.
so accept yourself, and embrace.
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relationships are also a major aspect of our lives that are also rarely perfect and without its flaws. firstly, i'd like to touch upon 'compatibility'. the fact that some of us only go ahead with any sort of a relationship when they realise that you are compatible is purely unfair. a relationship is constantly working with each other to make oneself and the other person better in every aspect of life, being compatible is the end of a line, not a prerequisite for a relationship.
once you accept the flaws that exist between the parties involved, you've crossed a major bridge. denial of the same is like crossing the same bridge but with no other end. embrace each other's flaws and work with each other through it. what's better than advancing through life together?
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there are humans among us, that have had the opportunity to look at earth from space. this is what Benjamin Lazier said in his essay:
"The sight of an incomparably lonely living Earth produced a felt experience of a planet so eccentric, so exceptional, that it became the only thing worth attending to in the first place,"
just looking at our planet like that reminds us of scale. how small we are in the grand scheme of things. this should be liberation. the universe doesn't revolve around you. there's no big boulder on your shoulder. comic humility is important, it teaches you and makes you realise how small you are. and that's not a bad thing. if anything, it should motivate us even more to at least try and be a noticeable speck of a being in the humongous timescale of the universe.
accept the harsh facts. embrace the imperfections. and there's one of the keys to living happier. there are a million more.
"Don't seek to be relevant, or liked, seek to be undeniable, seek to be compassionate, seek integrity, seek humility, seek light. "
- Tumblr
i hope everyone is doing perfectly well, both mentally and physically. this period has been extremely tough on all of us but it warms me to see that everyone is trying their own little bits to help themselves and people around them. there is no need to feel pressurised to be productive during a time like this, cut yourself some slack. take it easy. and if you need someone to talk to, there are always people around, and my contact details are always with you.
