Happy Friday Night Love and Light to you!
I’ve been up for uh… I think 21 hours. Does it count if I took a cat nap at like 4pm yesterday? Anyway. A sista, lova, gurlfriend has probably reached delirium by now, so I’m not entirely sure how powerful or prophetic tonight’s Friday Night Love +/- Light is going to be. But I can chat briefly about the power of perseverance.
With all that’s going on in the world– the violence, the death, the unrest, the ignorance, the truly insane way that people sometimes interact with each other– It’s so easy for us to lose our shit. In fact, losing our shit may seem like the most justified thing we can do. The state of world affairs can be hella angering. It’s hard to process all the ranges of things that happen when we look out in the world and see people going stark raving mad. And for no other reason than, I dunno, weirdness. And not the good kind of weird, either. Sometimes people are just assholes. And assholes truly make me wanna holla. Loudly.
I’m not going to pretend like I have an answer to the world’s problems, because I don’t. I’ll admit, understanding and I have not been homeboys in at least a few er… a long while. I’ll admit that I’m confused, confuddled and confounded at how people can willingly and knowingly treat other human beings with such disregard and, dare I say, impunity. I want to understand. But, as per last week’s post, it seems as though understanding is not in the immediate cards for me. So rather than sit around and sulk about stuff I can’t control, I work. Seriously. I figure, if I can work harder at doing the stuff I was put on the planet to do, maybe my contribution will help something, somewhere. I’m not hopeful about this, mind you. But I do it anyway. I figure, doing something, is better than doing nothing. Thusly, I’ve learned to persevere.
Now granted, I create conscious media content. Technically, I’m not curing cancer, solving global warming or even disbanding brown-skin hating police officers. But then again, I’m fairly certain my charge on this planet is not to cure cancer or solve climate change or disband a darned thing. I was hurt up enough when I found out The Pussycat Dolls broke up. I mean. Travesty.
Nope, my plot of purpose is about reframing the conversations we keep having with ourselves. Which can be stiff work, depending in the audience. But I do it. Not because I have grandiose ideas that such things will make me rich or important or even liked. Because trust me, I’ve chosen a path of major resistance. But I do it. Because I love it. And, because I can’t think of anything else in the world I’m fit to do. So I persevere.
I think the reason I’ve brought up such things tonight is because somebody reading this right now is a trailblazer. Somebody reading this is bloody tired from all the long hours and military style checkpoints on their path to the promised land. It’s hard out here in these Rule YOself streets. But you do it. You persevere because you’re born to do it. No matter how complicated it gets or how melancholy you feel when the world seems to be crumbling around you. You do it, even when “What’s the Point?” is the only question you can ask at the end of a really long day. But you do it. You persevere.
The onliest thing that gives me solace during the roughest times is knowing that this too shall pass. And that every single moment I can keep going, I’m so much closer than I would be if I gave up. I find comfort in knowing that my work has value. I wouldn’t have been charged to do it it if it didn’t. God don’t make no mistakes. There’s love + light in knowing that. No one ever said that fulfilling our unique purpose on this planet would be easy. But I do know, if we continue to persevere, it’s worth it.
Stay up good people. Your life and your work is valuable. If not you, then who? If not now, then when? Thank you for your service to the greater good of our unfolding new world… you are appreciated. And yes, we’re all richer because you’re here. Stay up…
So. That’s what I learned this week. I do hope it helps something. Thank you for reading this (!!!) Remember always to #RuleYoSelf with L.O.V.E. Have a Happy Awesome Weekend! Love you madly!
Osho Lovianhal,
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