Death, and what society thinks of us.
It’s so freeing once you get to the point where you notice that what others think of you is not nearly as important as you once thought.
It’s so freeing when you can step back and see how temporary this lifetime on earth is, and that the only thing that will matter is if you felt fulfilled and if you were simply a good person that had love and connections.
I'm not religious so, for me, I often ponder the topic of death and what this world means.
I've come to a realization that energy can't die, therefore our consciousness, our soul, it will live on in some way or another.
Whether that be in a new life, in an ethereal afterlife, or even just being a part of the universe in a new way.
For me, the concept of dying isn't scary until I think of forgetting my current life and all I've accomplished, everyone I've loved, the music, my art, my baby, everything.
It has helped me find comfort when I think of our consciousness being eternal.
The human consciousness is something intelligent, remarkable, and unlike anything else. So therefore, it can't just cease to exist.
Now, circling back to freeing yourself from what society thinks.
We will all have a turn to pass away, so why should it matter if we compete for beauty, talent, or having the latest iphone before others do?
Why are we stressing ourselves out for not having a house or kids before a certain age?
All of us come to a similar fate either way. I have personal mantras that I say to myself daily to counteract my anxiety surrounding these ideas:
* Actually, life is beautiful, and everything happens for a reason.
*I'm so lucky and everything works out for me.
*Don't worry about a thing, every little thing, is gonna be alright. (Yes from the Bob Marley song)
On another note, I have had some unexplainable situations with what seemed to be ghosts or spirits. To me, that's a sign that there is something more after this life. Even though I mainly identify as an atheist, and I will never be religious again, I find hope and comfort in that.
To me, this life is just a phase of our existence. I often find myself wondering about, is whether or not this world is real or an illusion of sorts.
"Is this all a simulation?"
And all I can come up with (that makes sense and resonates with me anyway) is that this life is not an illusion, it's just a chapter of our soul's story. Maybe I feel disconnected from reality or surreal because my subconscious recognized this long before I did. And now I find myself purposefully finding balance between logic and spiritually.
Maybe when we pass, it feels like waking from a dream. The little thoughts like "was I pretty and skinny enough?" Just won't matter. We will feel more ourselves, perhaps on a higher vibration, a higher self type feeling. We will look back into the dream as a whole, and realize our passions, our love, and our individuality will stand out the most.
For now, the best we can do is to put constant effort into staying grounded and focused on living our current moments to the fullest, even though it feels like a dream or a 'false reality' at times. If we are too caught up in what this life means, or what our purpose is, we won't truly get to experience everything we're meant to feel.
I have to put consistent energy into bringing my self awareness forward and remembering that I am real and that I am okay and that life is beautiful.
(Meditation and chakra frequencies help tremendously with this for me.)
