4th December 2022
This was supposed to be an ‘axecellent’ Halloween themed blog especially after I went axe throwing luckily no ‘axedents’ occurred!🪓 But I guess life (or me) got in the way & it’s now December!
“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials”, a subtly powerful quote from Bruce Lee. Whether it be material things, status, relationships, clutter, activities, internal emotions or mental chatter hack away at what is unnecessary. Minimise, strip back and uncover. What will you find underneath?
Are you able to drop the things that are getting in the way? Are you able to slice clean through butter and say no? Is there any fear? Who is the one wielding the axe? We must come from the place of watching, listening and observing every thought without judgement, treating internal and external alike.
Instead of adding things to enhance a sense of oneself why not observe what is already there underneath all the stuff, beliefs and conditioning chaining the mind.
We often distract ourselves from listening to our inner voice, now more than ever. Are you living the dream your inner voice tells you? If not why? What do you resonate with? When aligned with our inner intuition our attention can be sharpened and slice through external situations and internal thoughts alike, with calm, determined and grounded focus. The crisp quality of thought, stillness of mind and pureness of action can be cultivated and produced.
Cutting away what is not needed, prioritising what you really want to achieve and doing so not out of self-criticism but out of pure focused love for what you are doing. By having a dream & vision and stepping day after day in that direction consciously, taking out the weeds that distract you. You will find yourself a transformed person along the way. As they say better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
It may not require so much willpower but a focus shift. By gaining awareness, perspective naturally and lightly changes. Practice, submit your temporary cluttered thoughts, emotions, short term pleasures and desires for the simple deeper quiet joy that wants to be expressed inside of you. Be curious & excited to fail and learn, don’t worry, celebrate your slow but steady journey. Make that decision day after day, turning weeks into months into years into decades, who will you become? A lot less than you are today, but also a lot more.
Step up and grasp firmly your axe my friend. Be confident in your hacking. Let it sing beautifully through the silent forest of your mind, the unstruck melody. Wield it through any doubts or fears, internally or externally. Use it to cut to your core values. Let yourself say: I am following my dream, I am aligned with my values, All I need is within me right now.
Unleash the life within you. Achieve your dreams.
-Jhoty
Jhoty 