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Lunar Letter / Keep Moving

There are times when we flow with everything, as a river takes its course; and others when we get stuck on any little thing. Life brings with it different moments, ups and downs. Being able to experience each one of them means we are alive, and if not, their absence guarantees us a one-way ticket to our ultimate destiny. We will have moments when we want time to stretch into eternity, right there where we are; and then there will be others when the only thing we want to do is to get out of there as fast as possible. What is certain is that despite our decision, we must keep moving.

The world and the universe are in constant evolution. In a similar way, we as human beings are also always changing. Our body renews itself frequently; our hair skin, and organs are in a constant process of renovation. Even our cells vibrate with the energy of movement.

It’s tempting to consider taking a break, doing absolutely nothing, but comes a time when the mind begins to want something. What is certain is that we need to keep moving to stay alive. The person who stays at home, not even leaving to buy groceries, will soon die of hunger. The business owner who doesn’t seek new clients can go belly up, despite having the best solutions in his market. Love too dies if it is not renewed continually, with words and actions to express it.

When those times come when all we want to do is cover our head and stay sleeping for a good long while, it’s fine to do so from time to time, for a few hours, or perhaps in an extreme case for a full day, but then comes the time for us to get up and get moving.

The world doesn’t stand still and neither should we. If you are in a place you like to be right now, then do all you can to stay there; if not, do all you can do get there. In either case, both require energy and movement. In the same way the sun comes up on the horizon each morning and goes down on the other side every evening, we too have cycles of movement with which to comply.

Living well doesn’t mean we need to be constantly trying to get from here to there, nor does it depend on acquiring anything specific, but rather of being conscious that we must keep moving in our daily routine —like the earth on its constant journey—, and this will fill us with energy and happiness. Keeping moving keeps us safe and sound.

∞ Rob McBride ∞
LL IV 40

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Seeds of Success / Decisions 💭

While each path in life is fundamentally the same, with a similar beginning and end, what transpires in between depends on the decisions we make daily.

∞ Rob McBride ∞
SS VIII ix 28

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Lunar Letter / Direction

While there are many ways to feel good and to experience pleasure, perhaps is none more important to live a happy life than to having a well-defined direction and purpose. Without one, it’s almost impossible to rise and rally when we are in the bottom of a bounce. With one, nothing can stop us from getting up after falling down.

We can repeat magical phrases and watch inspirational speakers in order to help us to maintain a good attitude toward life, but without a specific direction worthy of our effort, any positive effect is likely to be fleeting. When our life has purpose and we know where we are going, it is unlikely for anything to permanently impede its achievement.

Most important isn’t only having a goal, but knowing why it is we want to get there. If our objectives are imposed by someone else, a company, or even society, when the going gets tough we will probably fold before challenge, immobilized, asking ourselves what happened and why we don’t advance.

When this happens we can make sure our purpose isn’t being determined by some external force. It’s not made up only of what our parents want, or what our teachers teach, but rather something that comes from inside, like a “calling” which at times isn’t easy to explain, but which we are ready and willing to do.

“Changing the world” or “being a better person” are overused maxims, which tend to be vague and lacking in substance. To these, and other missions like them, we can give specificity to convert them into powerful concepts allowing us to focus on what we have to do in order to develop our purpose.

We could say, “I am going to change the world with the product or service I offer because it gives great value, allowing my clients to better their lives,” or, “I will be a better person not only with what I say, but with what I do daily.” Our purpose doesn’t have to be anything extraordinary, but it should be something we can understand and define.

Some go their whole lives without ever thinking about their purpose, resulting in a dull, dreary existence which seems like it will never end. Others find their purpose in life when they are young and invest their time to make it happen. For the great many, it comes somewhere in the middle. Perhaps as the result of a hard knock on the head, or as a revelation one day when while taking a shower, or walking in the park.

Each of us can have different purpose in life; since each of us has within, a universe of possibility. Knowing we have a purpose can direct us so we are more aware of finding and implementing, instead of having to settle living without it.

∞ Rob McBride ∞
LL IV 39

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Seeds of Success / Progress 👣

Sometimes in order to take two steps forward, we must first take one step back to review our options and then take a different trajectory.

∞ Rob McBride ∞
SS VIII ix 20

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Seeds of Success / Prepare 💃

Do today what is within your control and tomorrow you will have a better chance of managing what lies beyond your influence.

∞ Rob McBride ∞
SS VIII ix 6