The next FULL MOON is March 18th! That is 1 week from today!
Most of us are familiar with the phases of the moon.
They follow a predictable pattern that affects the world in specific ways...time, tide, and light.
It's a fascinating study!
Where would we be without nature's PREDICTABILITY?
Personally, I believe the patterns in nature are divinely ordered and that is super comforting to me!
On the other hand, we humans, our society, this world have social patterns that are often NOT so helpful.
- Family patterns
- Economic patterns
- Workplace patterns
- Cultural patterns
- Learned patterns
It's very common for people to follow the leader. To conform to social norms (patterns).
Amidst all the "activity" that comes with being a human, it is often difficult to look outside our current
circumstances to even ✔visualize or ✔conceptualize a better existence.
As I look back on my life, I let social
norms DEFINE ME, often in ways that held me back or kept me stuck in certain patterns of behavior. Not really learning to think for myself, in a way. Just trying to get by.
I'm convinced it was more often unconscious decisions rather than conscious decisions that ultimately broke me.
Following social patterns (or constructs) can lead to a broken life. To a life that feels like it is lacking direction, or is out of control, or just plain miserable.
Have you ever felt emotionally, physically and/or spiritually broken? That place where calm and happy were elusive?
I have.
