Cross Eyed & Goal Less

Doesn't the creation of goals or affirmations imply a negation to the present moment experience ? Meaning if you are choosing to create an alternate state of existance than you are bypassing self acceptance. Does total self acceptance create a balance that voids the need to create goals? ......

[Xan]

Goals only negate the present moment experience when you cling to them.

In fact you can form goals only Now, and you can accept your urge to do that.

It's only the clinging that keeps you trapped in futurizing (or memory-absorbed) mind and missing the sweetness of this moment.


Xan

Originally Posted by not human

Doesn't the creation of goals or affirmations imply a negation to the present moment experience ? Meaning if you are choosing to create an alternate state of existance than you are bypassing self acceptance. Does total self acceptance create a balance that voids the need to create goals? This will be fun.......

Are you referring to goals that are directed towards self? For me self accepting is the most freeing thing there is but that doesn't negate the possibility of bettering ones self through self improvement, but then again I don't tie goals to self improvements either. Confused yet...

nightowl

Originally Posted by Xan

Goals only negate the present moment experience when you cling to them.

In fact you can form goals only Now, and you can accept your urge to do that.

It's only the clinging that keeps you trapped in futurizing (or memory-absorbed) mind and missing the sweetness of this moment.


Xan

Point taken Xan. But from a point of total self realization do you want to flip switches.......is that valid??

What if the goal is to make the moment lead into another?

To never have a goal creates stasis. Not a good plan for a constant changing universe.

Self acceptance realizes the wants of the self and is ok with that.

Originally Posted by nightowl

Are you referring to goals that are directed towards self? For me self accepting is the most freeing thing there is but that doesn't negate the possibility of bettering ones self through self improvement, but then again I don't tie goals to self improvements either. Confused yet...

nightowl

Thats what I am hinting at Night Owl that total self acceptance negates the need for improvement. I have been looking at this for a while & it helps me to justify my lazy aimless existance ...if I am proved wrong I might have to go back to trying to improve myself ....yuck

Originally Posted by Docha

What if the goal is to make the moment lead into another?

To never have a goal creates stasis. Not a good plan for a constant changing universe.

Self acceptance realizes the wants of the self and is ok with that.

Look lady I warned you....get some sleep you nutter

Originally Posted by not human

Look lady I warned you....get some sleep you nutter

Can't a frog who may be a prince is texting...lol

Originally Posted by Docha

Can't a frog who may be a prince is texting...lol

I rest my case

[Silver]

Originally Posted by not human

Look lady I warned you....get some sleep you nutter

Sheesh, I must need some sleep too ~~~ that made perfect sense to me!

Thumbs up, D~