Unfulfilled Dreams

Do you have an unfulfilled dream? Think about your past - possibly your "far away" past - and examine what was the deepest desire of your heart. Think now of all the reasons why you did not pursue such a dream. If you are totally honest with yourself, you may discover that some of these reasons were not strong enough to hold you back. You may also discover that you allowed yourself to be distracted by other lures that, at the moment, completely blinded you and made you lose sight of your goal. So you took a different path that, eventually, made it impossible to go back on the "main road". How do you perceive such development... now? Do you think that, after all, you had made the best decision? Is the outcome acceptable? Any regrets? Such pondering might be a difficult enterprise because it's not always pleasant to look at a past event (=remember) with the eyes (=the understanding) of today.

Three People

Three young people got on the bus together and my attention was attracted by their appearance. Their hairstyles made them look completely different. One tall young man had tightly braided long hair. The other had straight about-twelve-inches-long hair sticking out around his head like a thick halo. The third, a short girl, was almost completely shaved. Interesting, I thought. I wondered how "different" they might really be, disregarding their looks. What appears clear on the surface might hide a lot of other stuff. It could  conceal differences but it might also shroud plenty of similarities. Buried in the underground, different trees might have similar roots. You don't see them, but they are there. Also those youngsters may share thoughts, goals and hopes that are not so different from each other. The same applies to people of different color, race, ethnicity, upbringing or religion. What counts is what is "inside", in the deep self of each individual, in their true nature of human beings (which, by the way, is made of the same "substance" for us all).

Mandatory Path

Today - 'n' years ago - something happened that actually decided  - on my behalf - the course of "my" life. Something that made me go in a totally unexpected direction - a direction that would  drastically change my existence. Every year, on this day, I think about how my life could have been different and I make a kind of assessment. Would it have been better ? Truly? In what ways? Would it have possibly been worse? How? Why did I have to meet the situation that made me step on that path? Was it the best decision I could have made? Why? What did I have to learn - if there was 'something' to be learned?

Do you ever ask yourself any of these questions?

Is there a pattern in our lives that pre-determines the most important choices we make, those that actually "create" some compulsory experiences? And are such experiences always for our own good? I - personally - believe they are.

Holiday Season

Does the Holiday Season have a special meaning? I am certainly not going to say anything new or original. Yet, I think it is worthwhile to once again stop for a moment, set aside your worries, concerns, upsets, resentments, and simply reflect about "all" that is good in your life. Negative things  undeniably occur, but in certain moments, at a particular time, it may be easier to focus on what is good, on what you have to be grateful for. Every day can really be a new beginning, the first day of the life that lays ahead of you. You might not be consciously aware that every day, every instant is really a fresh start. Either you want it or not, you leave behind what has been and you create, better still you "re-create" your life according to your thoughts - moment after moment. It is a never-ending manifestation  of what you make of your existence, literally till your last breath. 

Hair Wash

Three young women were discussing how often one should wash their hair. A trivial, uninteresting topic, you would say. Yes, it is indeed. But the way it developed was sort of thought-provoking. The first woman said that hair should be washed every day. The second said that she preferred every two days. The third advocated a 'n' number of days. Each expressed their opinion and... so far so good. The problem arises from the fact that each despised any outlook that was different from theirs. Every day? It ruins the hair 'balance'. Every two days? The hair looks dirty. An unspecified number of days? Just awful. Let's see, now: expressing your viewpoint is fair. Wanting to prove that the opinions of others are wrong is... well, "wrong". Why this need to prove your point at all costs? Why not just allow everybody to have their own convictions? They deserve to have theirs, exactly as you deserve to have yours.

Spirit and Brain

I recently heard a scientist say that  the "spiritual" experiences that many people have can be explained "scientifically" by means of experiments he made with brain activity. This argument left me wondering. Yes, those experiences can be proved to be brain activities. But can't such activities be what "spirit" is actually about, i.e. a capability that a human being has to connect - OK, through the brain, too - to another dimension"? And can't such dimension be what we call "spirit"? After all, what else can we experience that is not transmitted through our senses or any other tool that our bodies are endowed with?