Are you taking time to find peace everyday? I know that I struggle a lot with this. I am super busy most of the time with my son's homeschooling, cooking 9 meals a day, cleaning up after three people, and caring for our labrador puppy. This means I have a lot of days that I allow my temper to get away from me. I do not prefer to be that person but she still comes out. Often more than I would prefer. Have you found the secret to not losing your temper? Because I haven't. According to an interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita by Atul Krishna Das, purpose, happiness comes by serving others and this is true happiness. I want to be the best version of myself at all times to all people. I don't buy into this notion of positive selfishness that is perpetuated by society today. I don't think that we should always prioritize the self over the group. Yes, there are times that is necessary but true happiness comes through altruism. Doing for others. Serving others. Even successful and the most transformational leaders in this world have had a level of selflessness to them. In pursuit of radical selflessness I have found deep fulfillment.
Idle hands are the devil's workshop
I have never felt better after doing nothing. Society today glamorizes idleness. However, we were not made to do nothing. Humans need purpose, they need movement. I often have this argument with myself around exercise. It usually goes something like this:
self: I really don't want to do ANYTHING today. I would rather sit on my butt and stare at a wall for 17 hours straight than use my brain for one more decision today. AND it's only 8am. UGH. This is going to be a LONG day.
Rational Hannah: Name one time where you did absolutely nothing and you felt good at the end of the day? Seriously. Do it. I bet you can't.
Self: I know but it feels so dreadful to get up and do this right now. It requires....EFFORT. *gasp*
Rational Hannah: I know but I promise when you get up you'll feel better. Remember last week when we had the same conversation? I was right last time and I'm right again and you know it.
Self: FINE.
Somedays... like today... I wake up with this feeling of existential dread. I don't want to do the same routine today. I want to shake it up. I want to avoid, but I get up. I get up because my son is watching me. I get up because I love my family so much that I care that my husband has a healthy lunch, my kitchen is clean, my son is educated, the dog is walked, and the laundry is folded and put away. I put them before myself. Radical selflessness. I put them before my desires to do nothing. My innate human desire to conserve energy. We're all constantly fighting against the animal within the man. It's your decision who wins that fight.
Today I found that Grow With Jo on YouTube has a lower body dumbell workout and now I'm excited to try it out this afternoon. Little glimmers of excitement and newness will keep you going. Thanks, Jo. You helped this mom get over her "blahs" today.
Link below if you're interested in also checking it out.
Thanks for reading again. I'm working on being a bit more organized with my thoughts but you have to just start the damn thing. Now I'm going to go prepare lunch for my husband and I.
Peace, Love and Parachutes!
Hannah
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