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Merry Go Round

Life’s just a merry-go-round.

Is Your Life a Merry-Go-Round?
There are many patterns and cycles that play out in our lives, and we rarely notice them, but if we do pay attention to them, they can tell us a lot about ourselves. They can even lead us to new horizons of self-understanding, making it easier to transform our lives in whatever way we choose.

Because of the natural vibratory nature of reality, natural cycles (and those created by others and by society) act like a cyclic wind upon us, sometimes playing us like a musical instrument, just as we might take cyclic breaths to play a flute. And so the tune we play is oscillatory. In the same way, the information content of our minds is met by these cycles and so the tune of our life experiences is of cyclic events that repeat themselves until we change the information in our minds.

It’s important to become aware of the contents of your own mind. If you have a goal, for instance, try looking at how you think about it, or the emotions you feel. You might realize that you’re not giving as much attention to the stuff that you really want in life as you thought, but are giving plenty of attention to what you don’t want. You are giving more attention to your goal’s absence, in other words – to the situation you don’t actually want to be in.

As a rule, we complain about stuff and talk about it with other people. But this behavior merely feeds the pattern that gave rise to it. We align with the patterns that we give our attention to, so when we give too much attention to stuff that’s not in harmony with where we want to go, we move ourselves in that direction. And the chances are that we will repeat the pattern until we change, or until something gives, which can often be our health, especially if the pattern causes us stress. So it’s very important to be mindful of ourselves.