"If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?"
-- Rumi
Minds are like mirrors-- their purpose is to reflect reality. Problem is, there are alot of people running around out there with dirty minds! No, I'm not talking about people thinking about sex -- that's not "dirty," that's natural. I mean people with minds so full of shoulds and oughts and supposed to be's, that they can't grasp reality unless it hits them upside the head with a two by four.
Life is an automatic mirror polishing system. All your ideas about what is suppose to happen, what should happen, what ought to happen get wiped away by what does happen. If you let them. As soon as their minds are gifted with any clarity, though, many folks muck them right back up again with desires, prejudices, attachments, etc. Even their reaction to the "polishing" fogs their mirror because they fuss and fume with so much hot air!
What to do? Accept life. Accept it as it is, not as you wish it were, or think it should be. Accept life, and your mind mirror will become clean and shiny, and eventually even your fingerprints all around the edges will disappear. Today's a great day to start allowing the rubs of life to clean up your mind. Why wait? If "cleanliness is next to godliness," what could be more God-like than a clear, mirror mind?
About Me
- David Eastman
- "I believe that the very purpose of our lives is to seek happiness," says the Dalai Lama. Through keynote speeches and workshops, counseling and coaching, blogs and e-docs, I help people live happier lives. Find out more at http://www.DavidEastman.com
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