Driving or Driven
We are captured
As we ruminate, act compulsively
Obsess and search for perfection
We are driven
Becoming consciously aware
Of these violators
We can cast them out
And return to driving
We are creatures of habit. Some of those habits perseverate and drive us to painful ways of living. Obsessing or ruminating on a topic means our mind is captured by thoughts that no longer serve us, but keep us stuck. Acting compulsively we are moved by habits that are comfortable but non productive. Searching for the perfect gift or the perfect car or the perfect poem will always leave us disappointed.
Conscious awareness that we are being driven by these violators of our soul is the first step towards removing them from our lives. If we believe they are destructive to us from the center of our soul or spirit we can muster energy/ anger to cast them out, to think more clearly, act more consciously and evolve a standard of good enough for now. Then instead of being driven, we are driving.
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