emotionally heavy time

An emotionally heavy time. A global depression is palpable. Many feel lost, unsure what to do in all of this. Many are in pain, many are ashamed, many are confused, scared, sad. Many are stressed, and some are in outright panic. And there are probably reasons for that. What's happening now is no joke.

A great many people are currently fixated on the same thing. We're all boiling in the same pot — whether we like it or not. Some float on the surface, some are near the bottom, where it's obviously hotter. But all of us, one way or another, are in the same pot, simmering on a low flame, and to avoid becoming someone's meal, we must do something right, expedient, adequate — and not get cooked ourselves.

Now is the time to cement positive habits. Develop your own personal ritual and start performing it every day, no matter what. If you manage to do this without bending to circumstances, it will become your personal asset for all the years to come. If you can maintain discipline in your practices NOW, it will be much easier to do later.

WHAT DOESN'T KILL US — TEMPERS US.

Right now, everyone decides for themselves who they are — the hunter or the one being led to slaughter. Hunter or victim — it's more about a state of being. In absolutely any situation, you can be either one — it all depends on the person, their state. There is a way out of any situation. And in especially difficult situations, you need to try especially hard to show resourcefulness, skill, ingenuity, not be led by your feelings, be attentive to signs, and stay alert. And use every millimeter of the present moment for the benefit of yourself and those around you.

DON'T FALL ASLEEP!
This is very important now.

It's very easy to drown in feelings. Sensitivity bordering on softness, especially when there's too much of it, thins the consciousness, makes it flimsy. It robs you of resolve, sharpness in action, makes you weak, pliable, and dull. Sleeping, inert, controllable rags. Puppeteers play on feelings for their own purposes. And many lose their inner footing in all of this.

This happens because their footing was NOT on personal power, but rested on a subconscious desire to be good, to keep themselves untainted, on belonging to some people and faith (or lack thereof) in their country, government, on a feeling of pity, which has many varieties and forms, on plans for the future that were already built and awaiting execution (but oops — something went wrong and your sandcastle was washed away by the first serious wave), on some principles or convictions that (oh, would you look at that) have been shaken. And on many other things.

JUST NOT ON PERSONAL POWER.
Not on one's own formlessness.

But now all of this has collapsed and the stool has been kicked out from under your feet. Why? Because the stool was artificial. The mistake was that you were standing (or sitting) on a stool (had a mediator — a break), rather than standing firmly on the ground. And the illusions you so carefully nurtured have faded, and the whole truth about you has surfaced. What exactly is each of you worth right now? What can you do in the current situation? Anything can happen with the world. And what happens to it isn't so important — what matters is who you are in this situation and what exactly you are doing. That is your personal responsibility.

THE ENTIRE WORLD DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ARE.
Start with yourself and the world will change.

In any situation, something can be done. There is a way out of any situation that will surely lead you to well-being. In any gloom, there is always a ray of light to follow out, just as Theseus, according to legend, emerged from the Minotaur's labyrinth using the thread kindly provided by Ariadne.

Feelings of pity, shame, guilt, laziness, etc. — all of this must be discarded. No one needs your shame, your inaction, or your pity. It has never helped anyone. The feeling of pity is draining — after it pumps you dry, you'll have nothing left to offer those you pity. You yourself will become pitiful and needy.

The specific motivation behind the feelings we experience and the actions we take is described in sufficient detail in a post by my friend Alexander titled "The Whole Essence of Motivation," so I see no point in dwelling on it here. For those interested in understanding this issue more deeply, follow the link: vk.com/@grafamagbook-vsya-sut-v-motivacii.

Now you need to pull yourself together (for some, reassemble yourself) and keep acting. It's time to be strong, collected, and resilient. The time has come to remember your goal, your mission, and why you came here.

RIGHT NOW IS —
the time when you need to start.

Don't let your feelings smear you across space; you don't need that. Stop suffering and start crawling upward. With all your might. Don't be wasteful during this difficult period. Activate your own resource and stop doing things that weaken you in one way or another.

KEEP ONLY WHAT HELPS YOU.
Throw everything else away.
Get it together.

The mistake of those who sympathize is that they start suffering along with those who are also suffering. I wrote about this once before (scroll down on my wall). The gist is that suffering paralyzes the will. There is nothing valuable in suffering or sympathy. Sympathy is what makes your will liquid. Replace that word with co-experiencing and instead of sympathizing, try co-experiencing — you'll see the difference (this is the short version of that post, which chews over this phenomenon in much more detail). On a subconscious level, the urge to sympathize with someone is nothing more than an excuse for your own laziness and inaction. After all, it's much easier to sit and pick your nose, far from the conflict, sentimentally sympathizing with brothers in mentality, culture, and history (actually brothers), than to continue your path in this not-always-pleasant world.

We get enchanted quickly and just as quickly get disillusioned. Hence the conclusion: "DON'T GET ENCHANTED — YOU WON'T BE DISILLUSIONED." Things are as they are. And the world (and even more so, the homeland) owes you nothing just because you appeared and grew up here, so good. Things are arranged a little differently (to your consumerist regret). You appeared and grew up in this place — and that's your starting position. You got this particular body, these particular parents — and that's your starting data. You could have been born anywhere, but you were born here. And THIS IS YOURS. It's useless to whine and complain that you're not European or American (who knows who got the better deal here). You were born where you were born, and from here on, only one thing matters — HOW YOU USE THIS and whether you use it with dignity and wisdom.

WHINING WON'T HELP THE CAUSE — ACT.
Without fear or looking back.

Create a ritual for yourself that you will perform every morning. It could be some kind of energy gymnastics, a spiritual practice, or simply a set of physical exercises that you will now do every morning. Or it could be just half an hour in the morning when you do something for your spiritual development, the development of your Will, attuning to the Spirit as the undeniably singular element without which everything else loses all meaning. And start every day with this — with the Ritual. Make it so that it can be performed in absolutely any conditions. It's important to do it every day.

THE RITUAL — IS WHAT WILL MAKE YOU STRONG.
What will help you remember yourself.

Describe my personal ritual (one of them)? 🌗

Action — is what dissolves emotions and drives the arrow of intention straight to the bullseye. So think less. Instead, try to figure things out and act.

DECISIVELY AND WITHOUT DELAY.
And wisely.

To wrap up, I'll offer a good quote I liked: "While there is life, there is no death; and when death comes, life departs." As long as you're alive, nothing is over. Life continues regardless. And it's within your power to steer it in the direction you need.

May your Will rejoice
Before the Heavenly Face,

Arthur O'Harra.

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