Stuck in Place? How to Face Mistakes, Pause, and Truly Progress

Do I know my mistakes? Or do I ignore them? Or do I pretend not to have any mistakes? Are mistakes important?

What exactly are mistakes, and what can/should I do about them?

Mistakes are obstacles that, if not removed, prevent the goal from being achieved. You can compare it to a game level. You cannot progress until you have solved the puzzle. Decisions determine a chosen path. Consciously or unconsciously. Recognizing these obstacles is, of course, essential for analyzing them. So, somewhere you see that you are not making progress. Is it an attitude, or a habit, that needs to be changed?

There are many areas limited by Monoliths. Attention grabbers that secretly steal your time through your attention. But it can also be that seeing a statement, a specific choice of words, influences the course of development to such an extent that it has a slowing effect. Thus, you see that time passes while no substantial changes take place. This insight becomes clear when the obstacle must be removed. For it is important to know that ‘time’ and essence are not linear.

‘What is he saying here?’ If you notice that you are not making progress, do you analyze how or why that might be, or do you just keep swimming until you are exhausted?

Balance is very important; without balance, you will fall over. There must be a balance between ‘doing’ and ‘not doing’. When too much effort leads to nothing, it can cause depression. Depression brings everything to a standstill. Your thoughts (your demons) try to convince you that nothing makes sense, with the intention of making you fall to a complete halt.

Sometimes standing still is very important. And sometimes it can take a very long time. Longer than you would like, or are used to. That is the time to pour extra love and attention into your temple. To take a seat on the throne in your heart, and to listen to all the complaints of your subjects. You then meditate on this and examine the solutions that are offered. In the heart, time is unimportant; the soul is immortal. It is here where haste disappears, and attention and love arise. Take all the time needed here. Since the moment is the only time that exists, it is fitting to do everything within it. Whether you stand still, start something new, or resume something, the moment is the place to do it. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is the present: the gift.