Let it go...

HEN THINGS GO GOOD?

According to the monk:

The Buddhist teach let go of the good just like we've been told to let go of the bad.   We celebrate our good deeds, we acknowledge, we want the same outcome each time...but in real life this is not how it goes.  Letting go of our successes helps us to also let go of our failures.  We did good, but we can't ride that wind much farther than the moment in which it was acheived...as life is not that way.  Life is not given and neither is our success or failure. 

We have no guarantees.  

We can work our butts off to make something as good as can be and it just never comes to  reality.  If we expect the same result each time, there is going to be a huge let down when it goes the other way.  Can you imagine the salesman who thinks he will make a sale on every contact?  That would be a huge pressure, and an unobtainable goal.  

Don't keep score! Im terrible about doing that.  This is why Im listening to the Monk.  To try and get a different perspective on issues I am facing at this time in my life, its good to remind myself I can try again with each new sunrise, and I'm only trying to impress ME and no one else. Always do good deeds and you know you did your best. 

Let it go.  Clean slate each day.  All we can do is our best. That makes sense, have you ever tried to get over an addiction?  I imagine there are people who succeed the very first time they try and that is an awesome thing...that is the desired outcome.  If you're not one of those people does that mean you should not try again?  Just give up?  So  we can not assume success, we also can not assume failure, it simply means the sun comes up again tomorrow and you don't just throw in the towel, you try again maybe with a different approach, with a better understand and with more experience, but don't think it's all gonna go your way it could or  it could not. 

If you only feel good about you when you are Breaking Good, then how are you going to handle the days when it's all bad?  Learning to not live through ego should be simple, and I think it is, but we must keep reminding ourselves that nothing is a given. 

We are trying to keep an even keel in other words, and eliminate the highs the lows, but be satisfied with ourselves no matter, because tomorrow is another day! 

Meditation:

I've never been able to sit still so meditation is NOT something I can easily do.  Getting my mind quiet usually involves falling asleep!  One thing the monk pointed out is sitting in the position of meditation the first thing  you notice is, "I can't feel my feet." 
LoL, that will def make  you focus on yourself.