It is early Monday morning and I have finished my daily bike ride. I have a list of things to do to get the week off to a good start but as often happens something has triggered a thought process and after the calm of the bike ride I feel I should commit it to paper (so to speak) as my a contribution to legacy - ha ha!
I can only spend 15 minutes on this blog but I can do so because I have spent half a life time thinking about these type of issues.
Bluntly - I think the world is going mad - the western world (because in the 3rd world they do not have the time for it). What am I talking about ? The drug of INTROSPECTION - defined as reflecting inwardly on thoughts motivations and particularly feelings. I am going to suggest for many this obsession is going down a rabbit hole and is not beneficial (either personally or particularly as a functioning society). This stuff is all around us. It has become and industry - there are too many examples to list.
Because I have limited time I am going to contain my comments to this :
I heard this quip a while back and its simplicity made me laugh. "If you think about your orgasm too much it will become harder to achieve".
Another is life is a struggle and then you die. This might sound pessimistic but it is not - it is optimistic because it is real. (if you are wise or maybe lucky you can rise above the struggle for periods at least.)
Put these together and you will get my drift.
If you dwell on love or happiness or self esteem or self worth (for example) by looking inwards I believe this introspection is unlikely to provide you with these things.
If you get down because life is a struggle and start feeling sorry for yourself - being a victim - you are in an introspective spiral. It is not the answer because life is a struggle - in many respects it is the norm. It is Darwinism. The way to deal with it is acknowledge it and embrace it and take it on.
An analogy. You are trying to run a marathon (or anything else that takes you out of your comfort zone.). You have trained and prepared. But in the run you start to struggle. You feel tired - you feel fatigued. You are getting behind the clock. You have a blister. Your leg hurts. You are not feeling great. What to do. There must be something wrong ! Blood sugar - reoccurrence of an old injury - a new injury - the wrong socks - I have a cold coming. You poor thing - feel sorry for yourself. Over analyze. Excuses. Introspection. Give up. Or - for goodness sake - it is simple. I am running 26 miles. Of course things are going to hurt. Of course I am going to feel tired. I knew that from the beginning. Don't dwell on it. Get on with it. When I cross that finishing line I will feel great. I would have won the battle. I am a marathon runner. I can join the party. I have not let myself down. I didn't cave. I lifted my head and went for the finishing line - I put all the negative feelings stuff behind me. I have done something really positive without excuses. Now I feel great. This is life and how to approach it. Lift your head - take on the world - look outwards not inwards - inwards will look after itself (like your orgasm).
This might appear brutal and simplistic but there is no fulfillment in victimhood and talking about it. It is the doing that counts. Only you can run your marathon.
Now for the jobs list - ha! Anyone fancy anti fouling the bottom of a boat ? xxx
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