Life Is Not a Quest
Learning to enjoy what we have
Some days are better than others. Sometimes, you get snatched by feelings that make you feel bad, such as sadness, a sense of loss, a global tiresome, or even a feeling of emptiness. Sometimes, you know why. Sometimes not.
However, I’m learning that every feeling exists for a reason. I am on a path to accepting each one of them, giving it the space it needs to blossom, without judging it, so it can deliver the information needed. Because that’s what feelings are made for: giving you a piece of information that you should use to lead your life, such as making a decision, for instance.
Today is one of these days for me. Apart from knowing what causes me this temporary sense of sadness, it gets mixed with a feeling of being lost in the vastness of existence. I have difficulties figuring out what I want to do with the days that I am given.
A sign from the Universe
As I checked my mailbox, I saw that I had received an email from the Universe. If you don’t know it yet, it’s a daily personalized newsletter containing sometimes just a sentence, sometimes two whole paragraphs, filled with inspiration and thoughts, sent by “the Universe”.
In fact, it’s called “A Note from the Universe”, by the website tut.com. Please note that I have absolutely no connection with this website, I’m just giving its name so you can benefit from it if you want to. Plus it’s totally free.
I’ve been receiving these emails for at least three years now, and honestly, some are deep insights or appear right on point. Such as the one I received today. Here is what it said:
When you don’t know what you want, Auriane, it’s probably time to begin enjoying what you have.
You’ve done so well for yourself,
The Universe
I read that. Then paused. And thought.
This. Is. True.
Life is not a quest
It’s weird how sometimes, a simple sentence can resonate so deep within oneself. I thought back about all that I had wanted lately and constructed, day after day, month after month. I looked back at all this work, all these questionings, all these things I dared to do just to get closer to who I wanted to be, and what I wanted to do.
And now, I realize that it is all paying off.
But. We get so deep caught in the hamster wheel of always trying to go further, to get better, that we forgot to pause sometimes and look around at all that we have now, that we fought for, and that we are not even appraising.
I think that we, I included, of course, should stop seeing life as a quest. We should stop seeking always better for ourselves. It doesn’t mean that we should just sit and wait for things to happen — absolutely not, plus we would get bored. But sometimes, we should just stop and look around.
Experiencing, in a deep way, what our lives are now. The same way we would immerse our bodies in a comforting bath filled with hot water.
And only after sensing this deep contentment should we focus on what we want now. Asking ourselves the right question, at the right moment.
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