1. April 17, 2013
Is it worse than a fish trying to escape after being hooked?
Shallow love, tempestuous love, love - hate - there are many
dimensions of love. Canʼt find the love that use to be there, or
worse yet, many think itʼs just an illusion inspired by a
ʻbiological needʼ? Indeed, it can be an energy driven by satisfaction of oneʼs need of a
thrill no matter what the cost between the minutes, hours, days, etc. Love can sink into
a deepening quicksand that many accept as better than being free. Those who canʼt
visualize any better freedom in their imagination, might want to just make the best of
their creation.
Those in ʻsuffering loveʼ that can imagine a greater freedom, should skillfully seek that
freedom with the compassion of common sense and empathy for all who might be
affected adversely. Love is about freedom. Sometimes that freedom
must manifest as ʻletting goʼ. There is an element of karma
for past unresolved issues that attracts what you attract,
and keeps you from letting go. Makes little sense to punish
yourself, but maybe itʼs all you know.
People are most often unwilling to take the courage, effort,
and maybe some sweat to step by step move out of ʻmisery
loves companyʼ. Both people deserve better, and the best is
reachable if youʼre willing to sacrifice what youʼve become
accustomed to and ʻsunk inʼ. Your life may be near itʼs end,
or have many years left to enjoy it the way you know you
can given the opportunity. Start out by changing the ʻwoe is meʼ, Iʼm not
worthy, and ʻI just canʼtʼ. People have a bad habit of sizing up a ʻlove
prospectʼ by outer physical, mental, emotional expressions, and a ʻgood
sales jobʼ of what the other is like, but canʼt hold on to. We are all capable of being who
we are when we are at our best, but ʻbestʼ slips away usually to conditioning and what
we were at an every day lower level.
Do what you gotta do to tie a rope around yourself, and pull yourself up inch by inch. It
may be your last chance. No one is too old to try a new way to be free, and in love for
the rest of your life. Start making new plans, new positioning to who you have
ʻquicksand loveʼ with, as well as others. Always with heart and kindness before itʼs too
late. No need to be any different except starting to distance yourself from old habits that
thrust you in the mire that youʼre stuck in. Meditate, breath heavier, go into your heart.
Have patience, stay ʻawareʼ, and go into ʻnon reactionʼ. The limitations will melt away as
a new energy arises. Nothing better than freedom and love, or being excited to have it.
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