According to 'scientific studies', humans are the most intelligent species on planet earth. Our brains are larger and more able to 'computate'. Our children are smarter today than they were 50 years ago. Our leaps of technological advancements have made all manner of knowledge more readily available than ever before. WE are the most intelligent species. Hmmmm....
As much as we try, we never seem to 'arrive' wherever it is we're aiming to get. We're always looking for ways to improve ourselves, find ourselves, be the best person we can be, live our best lives, etc., etc., ad nauseum. We read, and study, and meditate and join groups and volunteer and donate, all in the name of bettering ourselves and the lives of others. We're in a constant state of 'journeying', in hopes that one day we'll reach that glorious place...of peace, or happiness or ...what? What are we hoping to find? Where is it we're trying to get? What is this 'place' that seems to be ever-elusive?
What if it's all a big joke? What if, in the 'trying', we're completely overlooking what IS? What if, after it's all said and done, we end up exactly where we began? Is that the point? In trying, are we actually 'getting somewhere' or are we resisiting the very thing we're 'looking for'? What if...instead of 'trying', we just decided to BE. Without judgement, without criticism, without labeling...just BE. Wake up, eat, play, do some work, eat again, play some more, sleep. Like the critters do. Think about this: do you suppose that a dog wakes up in the morning and says to itself, "today, I'm going to perform some really amazing feat of bravery, save a human, and be a better dog." Do you think they do that? Is this why we think we're smarter than they are? Because we TRY and they don't? Seems to me, critters have the whole 'being' thing down. They just ARE. They sleep, eat, play and sleep some more. Sleep, eat, play. No worries. No insecurities. No 'trying' to measure up. A dog is a dog. A horse is a horse. A flower is a flower. So, we look at these 'things' and because we can 'say', "well, I'm smarter because I 'work on' being a better person"....that makes us smarter? Really? What I'm thinking is 'intelligence' has little to do with it. It's more about actually being PRESENT. Are we present? Are we really LIVING in the forms we call our bodies, or are we just marching along like good little soldiers, 'trying' to make the world and ourselves better? If we all just allowed ourselves to be in this moment, at every single moment of the day, would the world be a better place? Would there still be war and poverty and chaos? Or, if by staying in the moment, we all just decided to BE...and let everyone else BE, would we completely eliminate all these things that seem to be turning the planet upside down? Hmmmmm, indeed.
Camille Olivia Strate is an author, coach and travel consultant She believes strongly in 'paying it forward' and lives to, 'do what you love and allow the money to follow'. Her latest book, "Whispers" is now available in eBook format. Hardcopy to follow soon! Visit her personal site at
http://www.joyzachoice.com
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