Recently I failed at something big (or maybe, something that I made big). This was an exam that would have brought me maybe 15% closer to financial independence. After the exam I felt like dead weight. As I traveled back to my mother’s home - where I still live at the age of 24 - I was able to successfully set my mind on a new perspective. With my phone on do not disturb and my mind in reflective mode, I pondered. My brain was like an orange. I peeled off a layer of self-pity to reach its core of sweet optimist logic. Despite feeling behind and feeling stuck - the books I had been reading recently allowed me to shift my thinking. I have failed successfully. Failure is a human experience that allows us to learn and problem solve. Failure is the blessing that opens another door to either a new skill or a different direction. I was reminded of the Gita that told me to detach from expectation. Those whose consciousness is unified abandon all attachment to the results of action ...
I post life updates and things I think about and learn through the many challenges that life brings - and view it through the lens of spirituality and my favorite philosophical concepts. This is my media away from socials.