Some days I wake up and decide I will one day own my own Necker island and do whatever it takes to get there… but then I remember the amount of constant work, stress, and insane amounts of luck that would be needed to actively pursue / achieve such a feat.
Then I abandon the idea and swing to the other side of the pendulum where I’d be happy living in some random tropical location in a tiny home with a low cost of living, cooking every single meal, exercising, and growing my own fruits / vegetables. A tiny, tiny slice of Earth.
I want everything. I want nothing. How to toe this mental line?
On the “I want everything” front - there is a very real scenario where I toil away, for years at a time, with this lofty idea of how things will turn out. Even with all the raving about manifestation, this expectation could prove to never be reality, and as such, be extremely dangerous. Happiness is found in the gap between reality and expectations, after all.
And this is where the “I want nothing” mentality enters my thoughts - if I can be satisfied with fresh, whole food, some exercise and control over my time, then, like, what am I killing myself for?
If the whole reason for putting “pedal to the metal” is to get to the destination faster, then unfortunately I feel we may be missing out. Because life really happens in the journey, in the white space, in the small, trivial moments. If we optimize away those seemingly “nothing” moments in the name of “productivity,” we lose our humaneness.
Rather than working to get to the destination tomorrow, accept today as it is. Believe that we will have everything we could ever want in this abundant world. And let time do it’s thing. Put yourself in a position to be lucky, and appreciate all the luck that is coming your way.
Have a kick ass week.