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Kodo
10-07-2008, 11:56 PM
Hey everyone,

I have something to share with you, and I hope you take the time to read it.

The TLDR version is this:

I found freedom from my mind. I have found my solution to every problem and my answer to every question. On Sunday, I had another intense spiritual awakening. My state of mind or focus on life shifted again except this time I don't know what to call it. I don't have a name or label for any of it, and that's what makes it so perfect! :) It is now beyond words. It is not something that can be understood logically on any sort of level. It is something the mind can not obtain and has lost all control over. That's why I am truly free.

It has been awhile since I wrote in here. In fact, a month since I've been around GTAGaming. My real life took me over. Things were moving so fast, I was constantly busy with full time class and a part time job, and the stress kept mounting. It came to a point of real frustration. At the same time, I felt so close to real lasting peace, but I could not fully grasp it. I was feeling like life was just too insane and I knew I had to back up to try a different path. The dead end was because I felt like I tried every path I knew. I didn't know where else to go and all I really wanted was to be free of it.

I wanted to be free from the things around me that I felt were not normal, were not natural. Free from conflict, free from fake people surrounding me, free from egos and selfish acts of control. Free from complaining and negativity. Free from paying bills, food, gas, and free from the stress of trying to earn the money. Free from being forced to spend money for people to lecture me about the facts of life that they seem to know nothing about, or better said, they always overlook. The freedom to be who I am, and to do not what I want to do, but what I know I ought to. I knew I ought to help people but I didn't know how.

I expressed my frustrations to my girlfriend. It just all poured out. I tried and wanted so badly to be nothing but positive and achieving of my self potential. But I felt like I truly had no control. She was very sad and I could tell she did not like the way I was talking about myself. But then that night it all changed. I had a spiritual awakening and I found my meaning of life. Right when I was ready to give up, it appeared at the perfect moment. "Oh ye, of llittle faith" comes to mind.

I am so happy now. I am the happiest, most peaceful, most content I have ever felt. I find myself engaged in meaningful conversations more than ever. I see the extraordinary in the ordinary! I have no thoughts or worries! This is not ignorance, it just can't be named. Instead of tuning into individual things, I feel like I am tuned into everything at once. I feel like I am seeing clearly and am connected to life itself. I am now living in a permanent state of peace and awareness. I've obtained moments of this peace before, but nothing stood up to time until now. This is the best feeling this world has to offer us. I'll try an analogy. It's like before I was a character in this play called Life. Now I realize I'm part of the play, and I became the whole. I'm witnessing Life unfold and it's beautiful.

I shared this with you because if I learned it everybody can. I want everybody to have it. I think deep down everybody knows on some level something is wrong with the world, they just can't quite figure it out. And nobody wakes up wanting problems, everybody just wishes to have happiness. It's ironic. Because it can't be figured out. Not by the mind, because the mind itself creates all the problems! See the irony? It's the ultimate cosmic joke. But I know what I ought to do now, and that's to get this message out. In any way that I can, and in every form that it comes. I can't force anybody to understand. I can't convince them with arguments. This can't be grasped using words! I'm trying a new approach - to express the unexpressible!

nPatel689
10-08-2008, 12:10 AM
im happy to hear life is working out for you. Trust me its hard finding peace like that. it takes a long time and its rare. Working, school, i know what its like to work and go to college. Im usually happy with life also, i love my girl friend, and i look forward to things that make me happy (soccer, video games and etc). This is my 1st post in over 2 or 3 years. I havent posted since before San Andreas. Anyways i guess i'm rambling but i know what your feeling kind of. Congrats, in a time like this, alot of people are miserable, happy to see someone is at peace and enjoying life.

Staffybull97
10-08-2008, 12:21 AM
Wow man, that sounds so great. It's so awsome to hear that you are happy.

Kodo
10-08-2008, 12:26 AM
Thank you for posting that, nPatel. Glad to see another enjoying this. ;) Thanks Staffybull I'm glad you liked the story.

flint.44
10-08-2008, 12:44 AM
Kodo, how philosophical and inspirational. It is nice to see some positivity here. For me, giving up in all regards seemed likely, I realized the biggest problem was that I felt 4 years behind everyone. All of my plans shattered, but now I am thinking more clearly. Thinking about what should be done for my own greater good, as well as pulling my weight in my family. I'm sorry for going on and on, I'm just glad to see other people doing good. Best of luck to all of you!

Lauwee
10-08-2008, 11:03 AM
I hit that point a few months ago as well. Although I believe it's not quite to the same extent of outward expression. I have realized that every stressful occurrance in my life doesn't need to affect me in a negative way. Instead, I consider it as a learning experience to better myself in the future. I can't even remember the last time I was legitimately mad or stressed out about something over the past few months, but the past few months have been some of the worst of my life in someone else's eyes.

I'm not sure what it is about me, but I just feel peace with everything that happens to me or the people around me. And I LOVE helping people! If someone needs a ride somewhere I go pick them up and don't care about gas or anything, even though I am very low on money. Instead, I embrace the fellowship and learn something new.

It's all about learning, is what I discovered. I was sick of learning once I graduated, but now I can't get enough of it.

And as for you, Kodo, I am happy to see someone as happy as you are. Best of luck to you.

guilty.by.association
10-08-2008, 11:14 AM
What a great story. I am currently trying to do the same thing. Life has had it's fair share of blows these past couple of years. I'm trying to sign up for a course that helps people change how they perceive thoughts and feelings, teaches them to appreciate themselves and the world around them. It's primarily to help me conquer my anxiety disorder but also teaches skills i can take with me through my journey through life :) I hope to one day achieve a being of peace and eternal happiness, and through learning Psychology, be able to help other people achieve the same thing =]

Vortigern
10-10-2008, 04:44 AM
I know what you're saying, and I'm happy for you, my life is coming together as well. I'm learning a lot of interesting things, I have a lot of fun with a lot of people, I feel like I'm good at what I'm doing and I love it, I've got a few holidays abroad coming up...I'm just really happy and I don't know where it all came from.

Ash_735
10-13-2008, 02:37 AM
I'm happy for you Kodo, wish I could say the same, not exactly like my life is bad at the moment, but it isn't good either, more stale, if you know what I mean, just nothing happens, nothing changes, everyday is the same, get up, get a shower, maybe hang out with mates, which is doing the same crap, come here, watch TV, etc, for the past 4 weeks it's like I've been living on auto-drive of repeating events.

FG
10-13-2008, 05:01 AM
7 years ago I had a similar feeling, it's lasted all that time, now thos who where stunned at 1st, still say it helped them once they seen how genuine it was.I had a lot of help getting to that state of bliss.
Congrats!! Kodo...
and thx for giving me pause, to look back on it re-newed