Searching

        "Are you searching? Are you looking for something, but you're not sure what? Perhaps on the outside it is readily apparent what some people are searching for. There's fame, money, security, love, health, happiness. So many searches going on and so many searching daily that it is almost as if life slips by without notice. We search for that we do not have, and in some instances, when we find it, we become greedy and can't get enough.

        Some goals are very abstract - perhaps a sense of satisfaction or a sense of perfection, a feeling of being 'at the top'. We search for peace or understanding or knowledge depending on our interests and our evolvement. We search for perfection of the body, for the maximum sense of fitness. We search for attaintment, for the sense of being 'winner', or the best. We search for fulfillment.

        Too much time spent searching can lead to tiredness or a jaded outlook. At some point, there should be a rest stop, a pause, a chance to look at where one is, not only in attainment but an overall sense of the pursuit. Perhaps we actually attain a goal or find that which we search for, but are not aware that it is possible to shift, to turn the attention of the mind and the spirit to another attainment, another goal. It is when we get so wound up in the search that we can overlook the pleasure and the experiencing of the journey itself. Too often, many competitive type people - the achievers - continually strive "upwards", they suddenly find they've burned themselves out. The energy isn't there or the drive or interest. It is then the search can become meaningless and boredom or depression can set in. To get out of the low mental state, a new search is sometimes begun.

        It is not achievement that life is about, it is many layers of learning and sharing. As you search for whatever is important and meaningful to you, widen your vision and enjoy the moment, the experience, the learning. Sometimes you may find that the search within can bring you closer to that which you look for on the outside."