Everything is temporary so we may as well stop complaining, or, 10 ways I’m shifting my goals
Everything is temporary, so we may as well stop complaining.
I started reading Jay Shetty’s book, Think Like A Monk, about two weeks ago. I am very late to the party with Mr. Shetty, I realize, but I started feeling disconnected with my purpose in life and felt I should do a little more self-help homework. Truly, my intentions were minorly selfish; I wanted to feel like I was making an effort to be a better person. The results of my reading, however, were pleasantly surprising.
In the past week alone I have found myself better able to manage mood flows, if not stop the onslaught of negative thinking entirely. When it comes to my not-so-productive habits, Think Like A Monk has been revolutionary.
I especially love the idea of Hotel Earth; a place where we truly own nothing. We are simply staying here temporarily. Like an Airbnb. So we might as well see the greater purpose to our lives in order to find fulfillment.
Now I’m not finished with the book yet, so I don’t believe Mr. Shetty says this part, but I’m going to say it. We may as well shut up and stop complaining about the little things if everything is temporary.
This shouldn’t be a bleak thought by the way. Isn’t it kind of beautiful to think of everything we seemingly “own” as not even ours? This may stop us from buying a lot of useless stuff.
Here are 10 ways I’ve been rethinking my goals and shifts for this week and going into the rest of the year.
Stop complaining about the little things.
Stop buying when you have what you need (unless you really, really really love it and it feels special, not just spur of the moment).
Less negativity, more gratitude.
Find a creative alternative (see my previous post on finding beauty).
When you’re angry, write.
When you’re pent up, run, then write.
When you’re sad, walk it off, then write.
Enjoy walking Zazu, even when she pulls.
Cook more and eat the spinach before it goes bad.
Say hi to strangers on your morning walk.