Remember that "There is no spoon"

I wanted to leave this goal on my list for as long as it would take me to feel that I finally “get it”. And by this, I mean that sometimes I think I’m way ahead, when I’m really not. But the biggest indicator that I’m actually doing this, came 23 days ago.

R. left one morning. He left on December 26th, to be precise. It was painful, and awkward, and sad. And I didn’t hear from him for 3 weeks. And then it was even more awkward, and painful to revisit it. But after the first 9 days I woke up happy. I woke up feeling free, and with this feeling inside my heart, like I had all this space inside of me and that I could just hold the whole world in my heart. I felt good. And I realized then, that I really did ‘get it’.

Instead of letting an emotion destroy me, I acknowledged that I create my own happiness and my own satisfaction. I create my situation by choosing to interpret it in a painful way.

It’s never personal, and it’s never painful. It just is. And what you do with it, is up to you. There really is ‘no spoon’.

This takes constant reminding myself, and constant practice. There is no self, no ego, no birth, no death, only mental formations and perceptions.
I went on another wonderful retreat this past weekend.
One step closer to ‘realization’... but a lifetime of putting it into practice :)

Remembering that there is no spoon is about taking another step towards knowing the truth. It’s part of the journey. I know I’m not there yet so I’m leaving this on my list for now…but I think it’s close!

Watch the movies…

“Everything in our life exists because we have created it. Every situation. Every relationship. Every thought and therefore every feeling is truly a figment of our imagination because our imagination is what brought them into reality. So we have complete control over our life. We are empowered.
If we think about all the good stuff we want in our life, we attract it to us.” – Gypsy

I feel that in order to complete this goal….I might just have to understand what its talking about. I mean if there isn’t a spoon, there will only be forks and knives. How am I suppose to eat my soup? lol

It is only yourself.

This really is subjective. I see it as letting myself get past what I think something represents, and making it something new. Perhaps to stop seeing people as strangers, but rather as an opportunity to meet someone new.

What else could ordinary things be?

...I feel good about believing that I have this goal down as a part of my inherent character.

So really, I’m good with it…

I’m sitting here with my soup, and the spoon isn’t there. Now what am I supposed to do?