Saturday, April 13, 2013

Supper's Ready! Let's Eat.

In the throes of life’s challenges it’s especially difficult to be “present” to the moment.  And the pain and suffering felt in the here and now is often due to some situation or experience from the past.  The problem with this (ruminating over the past) is that our future looks bleak too: “If today sucks so bad what’s tomorrow going to bring?” is the thinking. This thinking limits us from seeing a bright future and causes us to succumb to the role of victim, today, in this moment. 

Being hungry growing up I stopped looking forward to tomorrow—dreading another day without food.  Oftentimes, I’d just go to bed to sleep it (the pangs of hunger) off.  It never worked. Going dormant for a while helped a little but it wasn’t lasting. My belly still growled when I woke up.    

It’s the same when dealing with any sort of suffering—hunger or otherwise.  You’ve got to hunt for “food” or ask someone to help you find it if you want to survive, if you don’t want to be the victim and starve.

The “starving” can be caused by any issue that’s got a hold on you, anything that’s preventing you from living your best self.  You might not even know what your “best self” life looks like but to find it you’ve got to go looking for it.  Going into hibernation (because it’s a scary world out there!) might help for a little while, but you need some sustenance when you come to.  You need some "food."

That’s what my books, The Eight Aspects of God, A Pathway to Bliss, (Nov. 2012) and It’s Not About You, How to Stop Taking Things Personally by Taking Personal Responsibility (soon to be released) are about.  Helping you on your hunt!

Please join me on Tuesday, April 16th, on The Anthony Hidalgo Show, to discuss The Eight Aspects of God, and again May 4th and 5th at East West Bookshop of Seattle to see if any of the tools I’ve used to feed myself can feed you. 

We’re all doing the best we can on any given day, but reaching out for support is a necessary part of finding our way through all the muck.  I believe that as we find ways to help ourselves, we are obligated to pass this knowledge forward—each doing our little part to feed the world, by feeding one another.  

Supper’s ready!  Let’s eat. 

1 comment:

  1. People helping people. It's the only way to live. Good luck with your writing endeavors, Ruthie. I'll be in class this Wednesday, May 1, for our memoir writing course.

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