Personal Meditation no. 197

“Don’t be a donut. Fill your hole.”

Embrace the Within.

It’s been a long fourteen days. And some of us took the opportunity that those miserable days provided and built back better. And most of us fell back into the same or worse routines. The mental, physical, and spiritual health of many of us are a lot worse now than it was fourteen day ago. There are many folks leaving their jobs of service to others and moving into service of themselves. There are many folks that are done with society and done with helping and have just chosen to walk away.

I am not going anywhere. There is nothing this world can throw at me that I can’t handle with God on my side. Nothing. If you are walking away from helping then you really need to look at your initial motives like I spoke about yesterday. Were you even in it for others or was it all about you? Was it about the pat on the back? Was it about the recognition? Was it about the pay? Was it about the temporal?

You can try to fill your hole with all sorts of things. You can fill that hole with all differing earthly delights. You can fill that hole with all sorts of temporal choices. BUT there is only one thing to make you no longer a donut. There is only one thing that fits in your hole. You have a God-shaped hole that needs to be filled. And you can keep putting all different size and shape and color and type of temporal distraction, temporal diversion, temporal desire into that hole BUT it is never going to fill it.

You can try all you want BUT nothing is going to just quite fit. So, if you think that walking away from one thing and walking across the street to something else is going to fill you, the best of luck. If you think changing jobs is going to fill you, then best of luck. If you think finding someone new is going to fill you, then best of luck. If you think finding a new hobby is going to fill you, then best of luck. If you think a new prescription is going to fill you, then best of luck. There is only way you’re getting that hole filled. And try all you like, nothing is going to provide permanent fulfillment, nothing is going to make you whole, nothing is going to make you feel better mentally, physically, and spiritually until you fill that hole eternally.

Have the day you want. I hope you find whatever you’re looking for.

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Personal Meditation no. 196

“You can’t outsource freedom.”

Embrace the Within.

As I am apt to do while sitting in Catholic mass, I started thinking about freedom and the reasons folks want freedom. During my time in the Libertarian and libertarian population, I was struck by this criticism of Libertarian and libertarian ideas as being selfish. And I think there is a lot of confusion about wanting what is best for oneself and acting for selfish reasons.

Ultimately, we are all self interested. I wouldn’t be alive without being interested in taking care, providing for, and maintaining my life. I have a vested interest in my self because it is me. That does not mean that my actions are always selfish. And being selfish sometimes is a benefit to others BUT, this is a bit of the nuance I talk about often that I don’t see an understanding of around the whole of society.

I often analyze my reasons for doing things as I think we all should to truly understand why we act and think the way we do. BUT being selfish and acting selfishly can be beneficial to others and should not be written off as a purely bad thing. What is really important for me to look at in my life is the reason I am doing the things and the reasons I want to be free.

Anyone can choose freedom and use it however they please. Children often complain about the rules and wish to do things that are harmful to themselves. They want to stay up later, eat garbage foods, and not bathe because the rules are a hindrance to their good time. And I see a lot of that in Libertarian and libertarian circles, especially the hygiene component, of using their freedom for their own interests and believing that any rules are a hindrance to their freedom. BUT I have always thought my freedom should allow me to help others get free. It is not enough for me to be a lone Mance Rayder. I want everyone to be as free as they want to be. And sometimes their choice of freedom is going to harm them like those kids that want to stay up late eating Flaming Hot Doritos and drinking Monsters. BUT that isn’t my call on how they use their freedom, it is their call.

So, I constantly look at why I am doing the things I do. Am I looking to get famous? Am I looking to get rich? Am I looking out purely for myself? Am I motivated by selfishness or self interest? And I think about those things a lot when I consider my freedom. Why do you want to be free?

Have the day you want. I hope you find whatever you’re looking for.

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoGodsNoMasters #MyBodyMyChoice #MakeYourselfGreatAgain #EmbracetheWithin