Dictate

It is easy to get wrapped up in the noise of everyday life and succumb to the stimuli which are impressing upon us. In particular, living within an economy driven by money, we are advertised to every instant. By giving in to these created needs, we begin to dictate our experience by them.

For instance, we may want a new computer for our work. Perhaps, the longer we feel the need for a new machine, the more our experience weakens. We complain; get upset; feel as though we can’t properly function without the thing that we “need”. In fact, this is the opposite of what is needed for joy.

We should experience life with what we have available to us and use our experience to dictate what we feel is missing. Instead of becoming attached to things we “need”, we should be grounded in the experience of this moment. Allow what you have at hand to dictate your creations; work within limitations; and push the boundaries.