The End
(of caring for things that don't serve you well)
If you grew up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional family like me, you probably care a lot about others.
What they think.
What they do.
What they say.
But as I’ve aged over the years, I see things from a different perspective. I’ve even heard others express this in a rather crass way:
“I don’t give a **** anymore.”
When I take a moment to reflect, I realize how much time and energy I wasted on worrying about what others thought about me.
And on top of all that, the world we live in pushes us to consume.
If I turn on the TV, I’m bombarded by commercials where people try to sell me everything from cars to weight loss drugs.
And the messages are pretty clear: “If you get these things, you’ll feel better.”
But is that true?
If you pour all your energy into your job, your kids, and having the right clothes and products for your hair, and car to drive—what’s left?
We can spend a lot of time and energy chasing the wrong things.
But I wonder if we were to stop and reflect:
Why are we chasing after all these things?
Because we “should”?
Because we’re told it will make us “happy”?
Maybe because we think that it might help heal that hole in our heart from our broken childhood?
No matter how much money we have, cars we own, houses we have, or how much we pour our time into making other people’s lives more important than our own, it will never be enough.
When we keep looking elsewhere, we miss the beauty that’s all around us.
We have a finite amount of time on this Earth.
Do you want to spend it chasing after ghosts of the past or wasting time buying useless things?
What do YOU need?
Right now.
Say it.
A hug? Peace? Rest? Love?
Whatever that is, then go after that.
And put an end to wasting your time listening to the mindless chatter that’s all around you.