Human beings sure can be a piece of work.
I am at the top of the list.  We are complicated, complex, intricate, involved,  and….  at times…. we can be a bit convoluted and tangled.  Like a Gordian Knot.

I suspect that there is not a human on the planet who does not have struggles.  Inner struggles.

Again, yours truly is right at the top of the list.  Heck.  I have so many inner conflicts… I sometimes feel like I have ALL the Hatfields, and ALL the McCoys… living in my head.

I also suspect that we get through these in different ways.  Some might turn to things, like food, or cigarettes,  or thrill-seeking, or sugar, or exercise.  Others try prayer & meditation, or drugs, or alcohol.  Some people use a combination of things.

A lot of times, when I get all struggled up inside, or stressed… I get cranky-wanky…. sometimes even pissy.  I absolutely loathe this about myself.  I know it when it is happening.  But it is sort of like a roller coaster.  I can feeling it taking the long slow rise up to the apex…. and once it gets to the top….  whoooosh… down it goes… and there is no stopping The Beast.

I don’t always have the where-with-all to do it…. BUT…. the best remedy, for me… is to slow down… and use quiet meditation.    In theory.

And with all of that said….. I think one of the most important things we can do in our life paths, is to raise our level of consciousness.  When we become more aware…. we come a little closer to understanding. (I am speaking for me and the mouse in my pocket.)

I have to have the intention to “raise my consciousness” .  If  I start with the intention to raise my consciousness and state of awareness,… I am stepping in the right direction.     Again, in theory.

Today….  I could have used a lot more mice, and a lot more theory…. I’ll tell you that much right now.

But each day… if we recognize our stumbles, and get up from our falls… we keep on walking.  Down the right path.  To better.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.  —  Swami Vivekananda