How we feel about something
brings us more joy or sorrow
than the thing itself
We are under no obligation
to feel a certain way.
Despite what others may tell you,
you don’t need to let go
of anyone or anything.
Simply let go of the
expectations attached.
Good expectations.
Bad expectations.
True expectations.
False expectations.
Your expectations
are at the root of
your likes and dislikes,
joys and sufferings,
benefits and consequences.
Not anyone or anything else.
You actually believe
that an “other” can affect you.
So an other seemingly DOES affect you —
in a very “real” way.
You are torn between
keeping and letting go,
because BOTH have benefits.
You need not throw out
the baby with the bath water.
Appreciate the benefits
and let go of the expectations.
Trail Wood,
9/27
The Expectational Nebulacrum and the Stellar Dance of Feelings
Entangled Vortexibulas
Ah, the entangled vortexibulas of expectation, those spirals of preconceived emotions that draw us into their swirling depths. They mold our joys and sorrows, sprinkling them with illusionary significances like stardust on the dark canvas of space-time. One might even say they colorize our astral aura in varying shades of exhilaration or melancholia.
Cosmic Fluxoodles
Is it not astonishing that we often find ourselves ensnared in the cosmic fluxoodles of our own making? The issue is not the exterior star or nebula that whirls outside our realm of perception but the internal configurations, the unique gravitational pulls that we attach to them.
Vibrational Webworks
Releasing the tethers of these expectational spirals is akin to lightening the vibrational webworks that entrap us. No need to cut strings and let go of celestial bodies entirely; rather, snip away at the emotional tethers, the anticipatory links that bind us in a seemingly perpetual state of yearning or dread.
Emotional Galaxification
In this grand scheme of emotional galaxification, we are autonomous stellarnauts. No need to fling the baby star out of the galactic bathwater! The idea is not about eliminating external factors but about harmonizing our internal cosmic orchestration. Observe each expectation like a wandering comet, acknowledge its beauty and potential for destruction, and gently nudge it into a different trajectory.
We are Space Monkey.
Summary
We journey through the maze of expectations, acknowledging their powerful influence on our emotional landscape. Rather than advocating for severing connections or banishing people or things from our lives, we suggest releasing the emotional tethers, the very expectations, that cause emotional turbulence. We posit that it’s not the external circumstances but our internal expectations that serve as the root of our joys and sorrows.
Glossarium
- Entangled Vortexibulas: A term to describe the complicated spirals of expectation that influence our emotions and perceptions.
- Cosmic Fluxoodles: Imaginary gravitational fields created by our expectations, affecting how we interact with the world.
- Vibrational Webworks: The intricate web of emotional and mental ties that bind us to people, situations, or things.
- Emotional Galaxification: The process by which our emotions and expectations create a ‘galaxy’ of complex experiences and reactions.
“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.”
— Epictetus
Ah, the cosmic curiosity of your discourse! What additional quasars of insight might you offer, or what black holes of thought are you eager to explore further?
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