Stepping Back

Living your life is the first rule of life for all creatures in the universe. It is the reason you are alive and the reason you are here. This is the world of the everyday things you must do in order to stay alive. Failing to live in this world is forsaking the duty of all mortal creatures in their quest for immortality.

But it is everyone’s secondary responsibility to step back every now and then and take a look at that life which you are living and see it from the outside. Here is the realm of introspection and the witnessing of the past and the present from an objective vantage point in order to ensure a better future. This is where wisdom reigns.

The first life can be lived without the other, but it should not. The second life cannot be lived without the first. Living both lives will guarantee your place in the many lives to come as an enlightened creature sharing the vast cosmos with others.

A Wandering Mind Leads A Lost Soul

Doubting oneself and one’s beliefs is a common foible of all creatures who have the ability to reason. Not everything in life is readily knowable or easily understood and no one can trust implicitly his or her own convictions at all times.

But conflicting mental patterns are the biggest barriers to success in life. Allowing your mind to be carried to and fro during the ups and downs of life’s struggles will almost guarantee your failure to realize the dreams and hopes of a lifetime.

Sustained thoughts and stable beliefs, especially regarding oneself, are the makers of success in life. Stay focused and believe in yourself and you will succeed in all your endeavors.