During the past weeks I have had a line clonking around in my
mind. It went something like: "When a person comes to start
counting their time from the end backwards, their perspective on
the world changes dramatically". I don't know where I heard this,
one of my podcasts I am sure. It seems to resonate.
I guess after my burnout a few years back I started seeing more
hard limits to my existance. Up to that point my life had been
either trying to get forward or waiting for opportunities to get
forward. So, I saw where I was coming from and pushing from it
towards better things. But as it lacked the appreciation of limits
in some profound way, there were no real risks. There were more
options always ahead of me.
After seeing some of the hard limits, life has become more an
effort to preserve something. I am more aware of the things I
possess and not so keen to go after the things I don't have.
I care more about my health. I work towards letting go of extra
baggage.
I think people would do well for themselves to consider that the
marketing is always focused on the young. That is why there is
the all-pervasive mentality of pushing forward.
The challenge is, how to find the others? I am almost thinking
that if I don't find a way to somehow "advertise" this in real
life, there is no chance of finding them.
