DAY 21
"most people are other people. their thoughts are someone elses' opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." oscar wilde
the quest for authenticity... truth & falsehood reveal each other!
where courage appears it is always on the coattails of fear - & where a real self exists, there will be a false self operating in its shadow. that's why living an authentic life isn't to be taken for granted. living authentically is a challenge thanks to the dual nature of our existence.
the good news is that our false self is... false. what has been learnt can be unlearnt.
true self sees life as an ongoing opportunity of self-definition. know yourself & remember yourself as often as you can.
ground
control to major tom
take your protein pills & put your helmit on
commencing countdown, engines on
check ignition & may god's love be with you
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, liftoff
you've really made the grade
and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
i'm stepping through the door
& i'm floating in a most peculiar way
& the stars look very different today
for i am sitting in a tin can
far above the world
planet earth is blue
& there's nothing i can do
though i'm past 100 000 miles
i'm feeling very still
& i think my spaceship knows which way to go
tell my wife i love her very much she knows
your circuits dead, there's something wrong
can you hear me major tom? david bowie - ground control to major tom
we are all subject to outside influences
they give us a false sense of security & safety
egging us on, but really begrudging us the success of discovering the power of our authentic selves, because they deny themselves that gift of truth (have we done this to others?)
they pull the wool over our eyes, in whatever way comes easiest to them, so that they can draw our attention away from their own paralysing fear of being found out
in a tin can is not where any of us are meant to be
let us encourage each other & ourselves...
don't be afraid! get out of that space & into the stars! the stars are waiting for you!
