I
continue being surprised by the way we forget that with most challenging
situations , we are going to have a learning curve. Each and every time I watch
,as I tumble in , with no recollection of past or the inevitable
process , only to slowly come to. And recall
how it invariably goes.
One of the magnificent aspects of being alive, whether we are algae , Oak, any or bear or human , is that we adapt . We learn.
So when something tough happens ,we respond to the moment thinking " Oh no ! It's like this !"
Until we do that several times, and slowly climb out of that amnesia . Remembering that actually ? It's always like this.
We struggle one way, then assume Oh no ! Another way. Then we keep adapting and changing and fine tuning til we are watching ourselves evolve before our very eyes, in response to the tough time.
Til we see how gloriously we become clear . Cleared .
This of course does not mean 'All better!'
Or signal the theme music for some nascent Disney movie. It doesn't mean tragedy or mean hard times never come round , or move in, or stay.
What it does mean is that as long as circumstances or our response do not nudge up against the insurmountable , we living beings, with some remarkable inexplicable bordering-on-magical survival instinct, somehow find a way to keep going on .
Sometimes with a raging tenacious fantastical courage no one knows about , but us.
One of the magnificent aspects of being alive, whether we are algae , Oak, any or bear or human , is that we adapt . We learn.
So when something tough happens ,we respond to the moment thinking " Oh no ! It's like this !"
Until we do that several times, and slowly climb out of that amnesia . Remembering that actually ? It's always like this.
We struggle one way, then assume Oh no ! Another way. Then we keep adapting and changing and fine tuning til we are watching ourselves evolve before our very eyes, in response to the tough time.
Til we see how gloriously we become clear . Cleared .
This of course does not mean 'All better!'
Or signal the theme music for some nascent Disney movie. It doesn't mean tragedy or mean hard times never come round , or move in, or stay.
What it does mean is that as long as circumstances or our response do not nudge up against the insurmountable , we living beings, with some remarkable inexplicable bordering-on-magical survival instinct, somehow find a way to keep going on .
Sometimes with a raging tenacious fantastical courage no one knows about , but us.
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