Because of our capacity to expand in many different ways, being static may not always be the most positive state of being. Yes, we need to rest, reflect, and be thankful for where we are. Nonetheless, it is good to be aware of our evolutionary nature. We have innate urges to move, to be fluid, and to flow. Flowing is not being static. As we constantly seek ways to evolve, it can be unproductive to become disappointed or upset when we don’t progress at a pace that puts us where we think we ought to be within a certain time period.
We have infinity to get to wherever “there” is. We mustn’t compare ourselves to others, believing that they’ve got it all together, or that they have accomplished more than we ever will. We don’t know where they started. Life is infinite. S/he could have started in a different lifetime, in another dimension. Now s/he is at this level, in this body, and is starting from where s/he left off in another time and space. We cannot judge ourselves based upon our limited perceptions of the external aspects of others’ lives. People have different goals, intentions, lessons, challenges, and resources that are particular to their personal evolutionary path in this place and in this era.
I sometimes berate myself for having made certain choices in life. Hindsight is 20/20. I could have or shouldn’t have done this or that. Ultimately, I realize that the choices that I made, for better or for worse, made me who, what and where I am today. But for my experiences, I wouldn’t have developed into my current consciousness and awareness. Who knows how the dark and light aspects of my past and present have prepared and are setting me up for the next phase of my life?
We’ll get to where we’re going with diligence, commitment, focus, and practice. Continuity is key: continuing to strive and continuing to commit to doing “it” over and over and over again, if necessary, until one day we kind of get “it” and then move on to the next lesson, the next class, the next level, situation, circumstance, and person.