I've packed it with too much stuff and I can't do up the zip.
I'll have to pull everything out and work out what I really need,
to make this journey ahead.
I would start by paring it back to the bare essentials and repack these and see if there is any room after that.
The baggage that we carry around personally, do we need all of it.
What are the basics?
-Love of self.
-Self-confidence.
-Love for God.
-Love for family.
-Love for friends.
-Gratitude.
-Inspiration.
-Caring.
-Compassion.
-Humility.
-Courage.
-Kindness.
-Fearlessness.
-Sense of humor.
-Virtues.
-Discrimination.
-Peace.
-Forgiveness.
-Nonviolence.
-Patience.
-Righteousness -
check.
So we've packed the essentials, our clothes, toiletries, emergency phone numbers , snacks, first aid kit, torch, raincoat, umbrella, and guidebooks etc...
Now, what are we leaving behind?
All of our attachments,
our emotional love,
judgements,
conditions,
expectations
and vices.
All of our jealousies,
and anger ,
our frustrations,
our lack of self-worth and love,
our guilt and our shame,
our hurts and our resentments.
Our desires and wants,
our immaturity and selfishness.
We carry so much extra stuff, that most don't have room for the essentials.
We've chucked out the essentials, to make room for the inessentials.
We've lost our power of discrimination, discernment and intuition.
The human qualities, that raise us above the level of animals.
When are you going to repack your bag and work out what you really need and leave behind the rest?
We don't need to steal,
to find what is real.
We don't need a whole lot,
to discover what's not.
We just need a small bag of essentials, to realize the indispensable.
And just a little room for a surprise, that just might arise.
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