You can’t force things to be how they were in the past. Accept the change. Direct the future. Live with the new reality.
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Travel!!!
It can be a lot of fun, educational and enjoyable. It often leads to unforgettable experiences.
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Find Your Favourites
We are all searching for our favourite things. We try new foods to see if we can find our absolute favourite. We assess different political and philosophical ideas to find our favourite one.
We also look for our favourite person and people. We seem to be on a continuous, never-ending quest to find our favourites. When will we be satiated?
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Six Centuries
When considering a concept, I like to reflect on the extremes or both ends of a continuum. I’ve previously written about looking back 200+ years to see the basics of life without the modern noise.
The other end of the continuum is the future. You could say to go a billion years into the future but it doesn’t feel relatable. Six centuries has a nice ring to it and I am sure it is sufficient for most concepts to get a full consideration.
Will the victims of today still be victims in 600 years? Will their offspring and lineage still be beating the same drum of oppression and historical misdeeds?
How many years of relatively exceptional comfort, affluence, societal support, systems, modern conveniences and neutral laws will be required before most or all people recognise that you get what you give?
Will the descendants of the people of today who claim life or society has singled them out and is holding them down, will they feel the same? Even after 12 generations?
What will it take for people to get over any family or historical, perceived or real slight/challenge/disaster and push forward with creating their own better life?
Complaining is easy. Taking hand outs is easy. They can also be understandable for short periods of time. But it should not be a lifestyle.
Put in some effort. Learn a new skill. Apply it. Make more money. Feel the pride of independence. Be the person whose grandchildren are proud of them. Do things that will make your lineage so glad you came before them.
If enough people stopped complaining and made a huge effort to change their own circumstances, there might not be any oppressed victims in 2623.
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Keep Positive Thoughts
Even in the darkest of times, keep positive thoughts. They will help you through the darkness until you see the light again.
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Make Work Appreciated Again
Do young people appreciate what working does for a person? It brings them an income, self-esteem, pride and a sense of confidence. Few things accomplish so much as work. Get out there!
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Make Plans 5 Years Out
It’s difficult to achieve worthwhile goals in just 5 minutes. And there are a lot of hurdles and obstacles to get in your way. In addition, almost everything takes longer than you think it will.
So make some bigger, exciting plans 5 years out. You don’t have to know how you’ll get it done. Just commit to doing one thing a day towards achieving each goal. Slowly the end will come into focus and you’ll more rapidly progress to, or beyond, your goal. That is pure magic and joy.
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Be Well Informed Before Committing
Gather the details, assess the options and test ideas with those for and against. Really understand the position and possible outcomes before committing.
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Life’s Magic
Look for, enjoy and appreciate life’s magic. It is everywhere. In how you move your hand, with precision, to pick up a cashew and place it in your mouth. Think how amazing that truly is.
Or that your heart beats in perfect time, even when you are asleep. And you don’t have to even think about it!
How a cut heals is also quite incredible when you observe it closely over several days.
Recognise all of life’s magic, gaze in wonder and be grateful you’re involved.
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Soo Close
Millions of factors come into play for everything in your life. But we frequently decide that events occur because of just one or two main things. We can easily think that we could have had a different outcome if just one factor changed. Maybe that’s true.
Though it may be more complex than that. Adjusting one thing could change many other things too.
You are unlikely to ever know how different things could have been or how close you really were to the outcome you wanted. Just keep going and enjoy the game.
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