My online journal where I share my interests in photography, nature, coffee life, journaling, fountain pens, bicycling, spirituality and asking deep questions.
“Fear, like any other strong emotion, can make us exquisitely conscious of living, perfectly aware of being in the moment. It can only do that, however, on those rare occasions when we don’t try to fight it, run away from it, cope with it, suppress it, tame it, or otherwise domesticate it.”
Gerald May
In a spiritual sense, the objects of our attachments and addictions become idols. We give them our time, energy, and attention whether we want to or not, even—and often especially—when we are struggling to rid ourselves of them. We want to be free, compassionate, and happy, but in the face of our attachments we are clinging, grasping, and fearfully self-absorbed.
Gerald G. May
I have my share of attachments. I can be reading a book or journaling and reach over grabbing my phone. The silly thing is the phone did not alert me to any calls or text messages. That’s because those functions are disabled since I do not want my phone to interrupt me in any way. Yet I separated myself from what I was doing because of my attachment to a thought and attachment to my phone. And, don’t get me started on chocolate. Sigh!