Alan Watts said it best. “The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great pan

Alan Watts said it best. “The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.” Happiness is the gap between expectations and reality. This is why Julius Caesar considered himself a bit of a failure - because he compared himself to Alexander the Great. If you frame yourself on the grand scale of the universe as we know it now, that is a heavy weight to bear. But you can flip this, you may be a mere speck of dust on the wind of cosmic time but how amazing is that!? The is magic to be enjoyed in the simple things, be it the passing of the clouds or the vista of the night sky. The moon, that is a far out thing to be able to see that. Yes, despite this there is a sense of mourning for the fleeting nature of life but it doesn't matter how much one worries about that - it will not grant you a single second extra in this world. Just enjoy it. Here is some additional things I will add to this, just some notes I have been working on for a few years. I add to this list as I think of them - about 1 every week or two. I'm not saying that will solve anything but they may help just a little. http://main.michaelv.fastmail.com.au.user.fm/index.html http://main.michaelv.fastmail.com.au.user.fm/index.html