Mercury is in retrograde, and just said 'you know what, fuck this shit', to just about every aspect of my life. The ups and downs that I've experienced over these past couple of weeks have been nauseating, to say the least. Up is down. Left is red. Trump has a winning shot in getting the presidential nomination.
The shit is super f*****g stressful.
However, in spite of these vast changes, there is one singular saying that's been floating in my head, and has allowed me to remain relatively stable in these otherwise turbulent times. It was uttered by one of my unofficial life coaches JasFly, and goes as follows:
Easily digestible, and incredibly simple, this quote has served as my constant reminder that no matter where life takes. Whether it's up or down, each and every one of those moments is fleeting, and leads right into the next. No matter how much we wish we could hold on to one moment, or how desperately we want another to pass, they aren't a forever a thing, and we must take each moment for what it is. We have to learn how to let these moments take their shape, and lead us into whatever may happen next. Because best believe there is always a 'next'.
This is not to say we are entirely powerless. It is our actions during these moments that propel us from one dot into the next. But the thing is, no matter how much power we may hold in that moment, at some point it will end, and it is at that point that we have to just wait for the dots to, well, connect. Now sometimes the dots connect in our favor, coming in the form of a workplace promotion or getting approved for a loan. In other cases, those dots may take the shape of a flat tire, or a heartbreaking loss. In either case, each of those moments are dots, just waiting for it's chance to connect to the next until completion.
This is a lesson that is sometimes hard to see, especially in the heat of the moment. We are so often either so wrapped up in a moment that we never want it to end. Or so over a particular moment that the next one can't come soon enough. In either case, though it may be difficult, learning to let go of that moment so that it may flow into the next is a crucial part in letting those dots connect.
I know how hard it can be at times, and admit I have trouble with letting things just flow in the way they are meant to be. Even now as I type this, the anticipation for the next 'thing' to come, whatever that may be, is killing me. However, I would like to think I'm learning how to relinquish the reigns I think I have control over, and just let things flow. It's a lesson I've often had to learn the hard way, but is one I'm grateful for nonetheless. Because I know that this dot, is just a dot, and it will eventually move on the next. And so on, and so forth. (Hooray for growth!)