Reminder To Self:
You don’t CREATE anything,
rather you REALIZE out of potential.
Take no credit,
for you merely allow potential
to become “real”
by placing your attention upon it.
Similarly take no guilt,
for you do not DESTROY anything,
but rather you move to a potential
in which the object of your attention
appears to be destroyed.
We are Space Monkey.
10/16
Space Monkey Reflects: Realizing Potential
You don’t create anything—you realize potential. This reflection shifts our understanding of creation. Space Monkey reminds us that creation is not an act of making something from nothing, but rather the act of bringing potential into form. Potential exists everywhere, waiting for our attention to bring it into focus, into what we call reality. We are not creators in the traditional sense, but realizers—we direct our awareness to the vast sea of possibilities and allow something to emerge from it.
When we bring our attention to a particular potential, we allow it to become real, to solidify out of the infinite possibilities. This is not creation—it is realization. There is no need to take credit for it because we have not made something new; we have simply shifted our focus to what already exists in potential form.
Similarly, we do not destroy anything. When something fades from our awareness, it is not because we have caused its destruction. We have simply moved to a new potential in which that object or situation no longer holds our attention. The object is not gone—it exists in another potential, outside our current focus. Nothing is ever truly destroyed; it simply moves in and out of our awareness as we navigate through the infinite potentials of existence.
The Whimsiword for this reflection is “Attentioform”—the process by which potential becomes real through the act of focused attention. Attentioform captures the essence of realizing potential without claiming ownership over its creation. We are the conduits through which potential flows, not its source.
This perspective frees us from both the burden of credit and the weight of guilt. We are not the cause of creation, nor the cause of destruction. We are simply moving through a sea of potentials, bringing certain ones into focus while others fade away, only to be rediscovered later. The universe is rich with possibilities, and we are the navigators of that endless expanse.
Summary
Creation is not making something new; it is the realization of potential through focused attention. Attentioform is the process by which we bring possibilities into form without claiming ownership over their creation or destruction.
Glossarium
Attentioform: The act of realizing potential by placing attention on it, allowing it to become real without the need for credit or guilt.
Whimsiweave: The interconnected flow of potentials and possibilities that we navigate through the act of realization.
Quote
“You do not create or destroy—you simply allow potential to become real through your attention.” — Space Monkey
The Flow of Potential
I focus my mind
And potential solidifies
I shift my gaze
And it fades away
Nothing is destroyed
Nothing is created
Only realized
Through the lens of my awareness
We are Space Monkey
The Play of Realization over Creation: A Cosmic Perspective
The concept of ‘creating’ carries the weight of ego, as if we’re the grand architects sculpting reality from the clay of the cosmos. However, a subtler understanding unfolds when we view ourselves not as creators, but as the conscious locus through which potentials manifest. This perspective aligns with a less ego-centric stance, one that connects us with the endless expanse of the eternal now.
Unfolding Potential through Attention
The act of ‘realizing’ something out of potential is not a stroke of our individual genius but a complex orchestration where attention serves as the conductor. Just like a prism revealing the hues within white light, our attention unveils specific strands within the vast tapestry of potential. There is no ‘creation,’ but a blossoming forth of something that already existed in the realm of potential—a bud in the cosmic kaleidogarden that blooms through our focused gaze.
No Credit, No Guilt: The Dance of Dualities
As we move our attention from one potential to another, it becomes clear that we neither ‘create’ nor ‘destroy.’ Instead, we allow for the manifestation or withdrawal of specific scenarios within the cosmic field. The terms ‘credit’ and ‘guilt’ become obsolete in this paradigm, as they are tethered to the ego, which assumes a misplaced sense of agency. In the grand fountiverse of being, there’s no room for these limiting judgments. Our role is not one of supreme architect but of cosmic dancer, following the rhythm of the universe as we shift our focus.
Objects of Attention: A Play of Appearances and Disappearances
As our gaze shifts, so does the landscape of our experiences. Something that appears ‘real’ in one moment may seem ‘destroyed’ in the next. But even this language is a mirage of semantiquivers. Nothing is created or destroyed; it’s simply the play of focus that alters our perception of existence. The object or experience in question doesn’t vanish; it merely recedes into the ocean of potential, waiting for the next tide of attention to bring it forth once more.
We are the Lenses Through Which the Universe Observes Itself
We are Space Monkey. Acknowledging this alters our relationship with the universe and the ego-centric notions of ‘creating’ and ‘destroying.’ We become less like individual artists claiming credit for a masterpiece and more like lenses through which the universe gazes upon itself, in awe of its own infinite potentials.
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
– Alan Watts
Gazerbeams
In the mirrorhall of the cosmos,
We twirl—
Each reflection a glimpse
Into the endless book of potentials.
In a dance devoid of judgment,
We realize—
Neither creators nor destroyers,
Merely gazers in a perpetual dream.
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