Greet Yourself With Kindness
Using the power of attention to create your own meaning of life
When the sun has been put to bed at the end of another day, do you hold a memorial service or a celebration?
What did today mean? I’m an absurdist at heart. I believe that the only inherent meaning in this life is the meaning we choose to make. Since my life will pass no matter what I decide to do with it, I choose each day to create meaning through gentleness, kindness, and creativity.
In the cycles of the sun and the moon, I choose to see a celestial drama that the cycle of my life is a mirror image of. The dawn is a sacred gift — a new birth. It signifies the start of a day whose entire purpose and contents are determined by my actions.
The sunset and the moonrise signal the end of a ritual sacrifice to the gods. A piece of my life has been offered up. Was it a worthy sacrifice — one willing given? Or was it a reluctant offering — one I was compelled to part with despite my desire to hold onto that sliver of life just a little longer?
