A Way Forward

You are growing. It can’t be helped. Even stagnation is growth, as it is simply adaptation and acceptance of a comfortable environment. If you want to direct your growth, first say who you would be, then do what you have to do. What are you growing towards? Want to increase your chances of “arriving?” There is a sure path… though it isn’t downhill.?

The way forward is to see clearly and act courageously. We must see clearly so that our behavior can be moderated to whom we want to be. Our ideal self is hidden, frequently by the desire for comfort. We must act courageously as only the tiniest actions consistently performed begets change, and this habituation is the root of transformation. But knowing the collection of small consistent aligned actions will not exonerate you from our suffering.?

Suffering is life prompting its own development. Growth is our essential drive and birthright. If you want to direct your growth, you must struggle and persist. The eight axioms below are a way to calibrate to this concept, but not the only way.

1. The only thing you have ever experienced has been thought.
2. You are not capable of knowing what your next thought will be.?
3. You are not capable of knowing what you will feel next.?
4. Your only chance is to direct your behavior by guiding your actions.
5. Only action matters; only aligned actions count.?
6. The next smallest aligned action is the most important.?
7. Do what needs doing regardless of how you feel about it.?
8. Bring what is best in you to what is in front of you now.

As always, if you need help, please ask!