Archiving more of my LJ.
One thing comes through to me a lot; how I've relearned and reforgotten one lesson so many times - the lesson of *not stressing over 'what I 'should' be doing'*.
Of not worrying about tomorrow, remembering the finery of the flowers who do not spin and weave and the food of the birds who do not reap or sow. Of listening, rather than filling the air with angry questions. Of *being* rather than *doing*.
And the times I've learnt that lesson, I've been happy. And the times I've forgotten it, I've been depressed.
Now, if I could only keep it in mind...
One thing comes through to me a lot; how I've relearned and reforgotten one lesson so many times - the lesson of *not stressing over 'what I 'should' be doing'*.
Of not worrying about tomorrow, remembering the finery of the flowers who do not spin and weave and the food of the birds who do not reap or sow. Of listening, rather than filling the air with angry questions. Of *being* rather than *doing*.
And the times I've learnt that lesson, I've been happy. And the times I've forgotten it, I've been depressed.
Now, if I could only keep it in mind...