Sometimes it seems to me that the status quo is indestructible. I'm not sure if this is objective reality or just a matter of perception, but it always seems like when you take two steps forward here, you take two steps backward somewhere else.
In the grand scheme of things, it even seems like nothing revolutionary ever happens. In those moments when you seem to have an epiphany and sense that you are actually close to achieving something you have always wanted to, something brings you crashing back down to reality. I think it is just the idealistic expectation that causes this, because so many times, it turns out that it wasn't a debilitating crash because it was never an epiphany to begin with. We are always looking for these giant leaps rather than simply taking small steps to get somewhere. It always seems like we are unhappy when it actually takes time and work to achieve something and I'm one of the worst culprits of this.
I heard someone on the radio today say that "happiness is reality divided by expectations." I couldn't and didn't try to say it better myself.
Another quote comes to mind as a mantra that I might try to rid myself of this terrible little "silver pill" syndrome. I call it a "silver pill" syndrome because it seems like a lot of people, especially Americans want everything delivered to them in one easy to swallow pill that requires no time or skill or effort to achieve. I picture silver because it matches the hue of the platter it's carried in on in my caricature. I think it would be beneficial to pull away from this complex of huge leaps and concentrate on taking some smaller steps. To do that, I think I might turn to an old cliche from Lao Tzu as a mantra:
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."
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