I’ve paid all kinds of tributes in the quest for fulfillment. Time, money, pain, worry…as the years pass, I’ve become increasingly convinced that it’s more about letting myself relax into the present moment, rather than forcing the present moment to fit into preconceived criteria.


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  1. It is more more relaxing.

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  2. Sacrifice your future thoughts of yourself for your better being now. 🙂

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  3. Fulfillment takes more than just money. Some things are bought while some are earned through luck

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  4. i wish I knew the foolproof 100% way but it is as elusive as water in the hands. Mike

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  5. I wish I’d understood this when I was younger. Maybe I would have had the time to practice it as as to become good at it.

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  6. This is the way. It took me until age 36 or 37 to understand this!

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  7. We said. It’s always better to deal with the present. Tomorrow will be still be waiting.

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  8. It took me awhile to come to understand that, but once I did, I was much more at peace. Good post.

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  9. Absolutely agree! ❤

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  10. There is great truth to this. I’ve tried to fit my life into a preconceived notion many times. I’ve realized I have little control over certain parts of my life. It bothers me some days but other days I don’t give a crap about it. I guess this is what it means to be a human being. I will constantly be thinking of a better life and struggling with my existence until my last dying breath. But in the meantime, I exist for myself for the most part while trying to maintain all the part of my life as well as can be and not let one run amok and try to gain control of the other lesser but equal parts. Whatever this means, right?

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    1. Indeed. In practice, I imagine that the overall goal would be shifting the emotional weight away from certain directions into more productive ones. How that’s done, I imagine, is up to the individual.

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      1. I agree 113%. The mind is a powerful entity, in and of itself, and can lead to either dark or light moods and emotions. Humans are definitely not cookie cutter bodies or personalities so what constitutes productive is up the individual. Let’s just hope it disturbs the least number of others along the way. Hope all is well with you.

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      2. Absolutely! Hope all is well with you as well!

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  11. I do so agree.

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  12. A good life lesson.

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