kararavich

my cue to shine...

[7:48:57 PM] [Raeed] says:

whenever i'm a little less ballsy/gutsy than i'd like, i return to two simple concepts:

[7:53:37 PM] [Raeed] says:

1) a key factor in the Mahayana vehicle of Buddhism, impermanence. we worry so much about time and try to make everything permanent, when we know it's not. nothing is. live in each moment fully, and prepare for the next. [his] interest in last night's boob show will pass, probably within minutes - days for certain. your unemployment will pass. you've quite the impressive resumé. it may be hard, but that's what makes you tougher and more appreciative, so relish it even when the chips are down. and when they're up, it'll take you ever so much higher. and as for believing in yourself, realize what you do will have effects indicating what you might call right or wrong. ultimately, it's what you do with them and the effects after, and the effects after those ad infinitum that matter. there's no cut off point. no one saying "pencils down." life's an essay you write until (and maybe after) you no body left to leave a mark. treat it as such

[8:00:18 PM] [Raeed] says:

2) the indomitability of the human spirit. from creation, humans don't stop fighting. we hold our breath until we pass out, we involuntarily start breathing again once our conscious is out of the way. from birth, we form everything we need for survival in the womb. once we're out, we already, instinctively, know how to suckle. we get food that way and survive. from there, we begin absorbing every influence around us to learn how better and longer to survive. we've reflexes for when that learning doesn't have time to reach our conscious minds (ducking and covering your head when you hear a gunshot or bomb; retracting a hand from a hot stove). in short, everything about us is geared - not only to endure, but - to prevail. thus, when your spirit feels heavy and weak, know you're continued existence is your involuntary/subconscious jumpstart: you're still alive, thus you're body's not done. so neither are you. you may not be "right" right now, but you can always work to right the near infinite later-ons. don't let fear of wrong petrify you. let it guide you to more intelligent responses. this test ain't over yet - not  by a longshot

one-two, my friends