A very wise friend of mine once said that everybody needs a hug. I think such insights should be acted upon and send you all a virtual hug now!
:-)
Thursday, November 23
Wednesday, November 15
Inner Chaos
'The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation'
"If we could really see into the depths of ourselves, into both our unconscious and subconscious minds we would see the inner turmoil and chaos of the conflicts we have. Such insights wouldboth terrify and delight us. There is no crime, perversion, cruelty ever practised that we are not capable of, but also no heroism, selflesness or love beyond our potential. We refuse to look at our 'inner' lives, ignoring our true selves, renoucing our individuality, freedom, personality...we lose our very selves. One way that we avoid looking at our inner choas and the potential destructiveness of it is to project it onto other people. Projecting blame onto others...unaware of the potential destruction caused to both ourself and others. We refuse to acknowledge our inner chaos as we are afriad of rejection. We fear being totally rejected by people for what we may be capable of. Leading to an abyss of self rejection...
If we could face this fear we could find our true selves. Our true selves being meaningless. We are nothing without the relationships we share with others. This web of relationships is essential for meaning. To prevent having no purpose we fight to assure ourselves and others that we have meaning. We must ensure that we make our mark...people notice us. To gain this assurance we may pretend that we are other than we really are...feign interest...etc. If we try hard enough we may convince ourselves that that is who we are...but it just leads to a tangled web of deceit. We become false. We play the game of life without relish. We do damage to our deepest selves."
"If we could really see into the depths of ourselves, into both our unconscious and subconscious minds we would see the inner turmoil and chaos of the conflicts we have. Such insights wouldboth terrify and delight us. There is no crime, perversion, cruelty ever practised that we are not capable of, but also no heroism, selflesness or love beyond our potential. We refuse to look at our 'inner' lives, ignoring our true selves, renoucing our individuality, freedom, personality...we lose our very selves. One way that we avoid looking at our inner choas and the potential destructiveness of it is to project it onto other people. Projecting blame onto others...unaware of the potential destruction caused to both ourself and others. We refuse to acknowledge our inner chaos as we are afriad of rejection. We fear being totally rejected by people for what we may be capable of. Leading to an abyss of self rejection...
If we could face this fear we could find our true selves. Our true selves being meaningless. We are nothing without the relationships we share with others. This web of relationships is essential for meaning. To prevent having no purpose we fight to assure ourselves and others that we have meaning. We must ensure that we make our mark...people notice us. To gain this assurance we may pretend that we are other than we really are...feign interest...etc. If we try hard enough we may convince ourselves that that is who we are...but it just leads to a tangled web of deceit. We become false. We play the game of life without relish. We do damage to our deepest selves."
Friday, November 10
Thinking...
After reading Tim's post I got thinking...again!!! Not sure that was the aim!! But it made me think...why do we think so much?? Why do we feel the need to know the answers to so many ultimate questions???!!!! It's all rather silly really!!
Well...to lighten things up slightly!! I shall tell all of my comings and goings for the past...however many days!! I have done a great deal!! Obviously!!I am not a social recluse!!! I do people...see things...or was it the other way round? I never can remember! But it all seems rather silly out of context. Anyhoo...I have been to a rugby match...back to school disco...formal... work ... lectures ... watched movies ... eaten ... slept ( a little!!) ... seen my grandparents...cooked...(not necessarily in that order or of that importance) ...the list is endless!! Generally just having fun...hanging with friends and being rather silly!! University seems the only place that we can actually be children again and get away with it!! I love it!!
Anyway...I have bored you for far too long!!
Night.
Well...to lighten things up slightly!! I shall tell all of my comings and goings for the past...however many days!! I have done a great deal!! Obviously!!I am not a social recluse!!! I do people...see things...or was it the other way round? I never can remember! But it all seems rather silly out of context. Anyhoo...I have been to a rugby match...back to school disco...formal... work ... lectures ... watched movies ... eaten ... slept ( a little!!) ... seen my grandparents...cooked...(not necessarily in that order or of that importance) ...the list is endless!! Generally just having fun...hanging with friends and being rather silly!! University seems the only place that we can actually be children again and get away with it!! I love it!!
Anyway...I have bored you for far too long!!
Night.
Wednesday, November 8
1 month later...
My apologies to those who actually read my blog for I have not updated for a month!! My thoughts go out to you...for what could be more important or exciting than a daily update in my life experiences!!
Well...blogs are rather strange. It is due to blogging that I have realised just how many different paths my life has taken. I have also found that it is very difficult to follow all paths at once...they seem to be leading to a similar place...but they rarely cross...and it is up to us which once we choose to follow closely...how often to stray off the path...and who to allow to walk with us. Do you ever wonder how long the paths will last? Will they be straight forward...twisty...forked?? Who or what is it thats guides us along the path and how will we know when we have reached the end. Should we ask for help? Or is it a journey that should be done alone? Is there nobody who can tempt our 'fate' but us? I think I find the most difficult thing to comprehend is the destination of such paths. Sometimes things don't quite work out as you predict, which is always slightly unsettling. I guess that is the spontaneous nature of life.
In the words of Forrest Gump..."Life is like a box of chocolates [with the menu card missing], you never know what you are going to get"....
Well...blogs are rather strange. It is due to blogging that I have realised just how many different paths my life has taken. I have also found that it is very difficult to follow all paths at once...they seem to be leading to a similar place...but they rarely cross...and it is up to us which once we choose to follow closely...how often to stray off the path...and who to allow to walk with us. Do you ever wonder how long the paths will last? Will they be straight forward...twisty...forked?? Who or what is it thats guides us along the path and how will we know when we have reached the end. Should we ask for help? Or is it a journey that should be done alone? Is there nobody who can tempt our 'fate' but us? I think I find the most difficult thing to comprehend is the destination of such paths. Sometimes things don't quite work out as you predict, which is always slightly unsettling. I guess that is the spontaneous nature of life.
In the words of Forrest Gump..."Life is like a box of chocolates [with the menu card missing], you never know what you are going to get"....
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