Insights from my notes app, written under the influence.
1. Every moment is a drumroll for the next.
Is the drumroll better than the very thing it beats for? We are, at any given moment, on the verge of something.
Even at this moment, the moment we were looking forward to yesterday, we are a precursor to something else, something new and fresh. Yet, it is only this current mental picture that is sure to exist and is sure to have existed.
2. We have waited for this moment.
What is it that we want? All living takes place here now.
At some point in the past, we have waited to be here.
3. There is no “they.”
There is no “they,” at least not outside of our heads. But in our heads, we know exactly what “they” looks and sounds like.
Maybe if we develop a healthier relationship with the “them,” instead of this entity that merely criticizes and puts us down, we end up with a mirror that keeps our BS and our inconsistencies in check. If we look deeper, maybe there is acceptance to be found.
4. It’s not about perfection.
It isn’t always about doing it perfectly. It rarely is.
Most times, it is about simply doing it.
But if the spirit moves you, it may be about doing it with creativity, foresight, and some passion. And if you dare, it’s about doing your best.
5. Every moment is the same as the last, but different.
What is a moment but a place we go to in our heads?
We receive it. We create it. It is color-graded by our eyes and filtered by our senses. Every single one is new and unique, but at the same time, always like the last one.
In our heads, they are made of the same stuff. They play and replay to the same tone and frequency. To a certain degree, we have control over these knobs. But how much?
6. Trust your wisdom.
Words of wisdom — the goal is to be writing our own, for our own lives and our own futures.
We love the high we get when hearing it from someone we look up to, or from some expert on the TED stage, or from some obscure blog. But that high lasts 15 seconds if it isn’t internalized or applied right away.
Our own words and our own conversations with ourselves—these are internalized by default.
7. Choose yourself.
It is in the best interest of the rest of the world that you are fulfilled, happy, and whole.
Therefore, unless you’re hurting someone, it makes very little sense to apologize for making choices that we believe — with all honesty — will ultimately lead to this end.