Your snapshot of life is temporary {VLOG}

Your snapshot of life is temporary {VLOG}

In today’s NJroute22.com VLOG – we’ll walk down a mental mindset that would be helpful for many people.

It’s about your “snapshot of life.”

Everything is literally just temporary

Think about life for a minute. Step aside, if you will.

Everything is momentary. As the famed Zen philosopher Alan Watts said – there is only NOW.

Regardless of your situation – there is a rock-solid chance that almost everything in your “circle” will change over time.

Sometimes quickly – sometimes gradually. It does not matter.

It WILL change.

Friends, family, personalities, money, contentment, and much more

When we say snapshot of life – it was the analogy we chose for this piece of content.

Think of today, your life, the people surrounding you. And then take a Polaroid photo of it (conceptually, of course).

That is your snapshot of life.

For today.

That is YOU (i.e., your personal aspects, likes, dislikes), as well as everything else involved. Your family, friends, jobs, interests, and whatever else.

But that “snapshot” or “fingerprint” of what was happening one day – may (and likely WILL) completely change down the line.

Friends come and go, as well as family and other facets of your life. Compare yourself to a tree, plant, or even just a city landscape.

Do you ever notice how much it changes?

The snapshot of life is constantly evolving

Another good analogy is “wavelengths.”

Imagine you become friends with someone. You share similar interests.

Most often – that friendship starts because of some common bond. Let’s say for argument’s sake, you’re in school together. A shared trait that is instantly connecting in some fashion.

You also realize you “like” some of the same things – and even may have familiar viewpoints in life. You become more connected to a degree.

We’ll put a picture here of what a wavelength is for those who forgot science or math.

But my point is – that your wavelengths – AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME – were somewhat in line. That is why you gravitated towards them. A literal connection.

However, what most people fail to realize – is that even those wavelengths were “in tune” for some period – they were not the same EXACT frequency.

It is impossible to be perfectly in tune with another individual. Even identical twins are different.

This means that over time, those wavelengths become “out of tune” with each other. Sometimes by a little, but often they stray far away from their once harmonious connection.

Hence – there is not much in common anymore! That is why many friends “drift away” in your life.

If you understand that – it is a lot less painful to come to grips with why friendships and relationships dissipate. No harm, no foul. Just life.

Clinging to the past is understandable – but hardly successful

As “wavelengths” naturally diverge from every single person in people’s lives – it’s easy to “forget” them over time.

Then weird things happen.

You might somehow remember them – and wonder what took place in that period of time. A “flashback” or re-kindling of memories and feelings.

it’s possible you’d want to re-connect in some way. Sometimes that works – most often it does not.

Because while it’s fun to stroll down memory lane – one fact remains true. You’re not on the same wavelength anymore!

Even as individuals wavelengths DO cycle and change – and might even become in tune again for a brief period – they rarely stay aligned.

How many re-constituted friendships in your life became permanent? Not many, we bet.

Embrace the now and what you have!

An important aspect of our philosophical offering here is that looking in the past and fantasizing about the unknown is healthy.

However, it pales in comparison to what is profoundly more important. THE NOW.

The now is the most crucial aspect of your life.

If the now is so bad that it has you looking back or forward – then perhaps your NOW needs repair.

In a bad relationship and recalling great memories of days past? Fix (or replace) the relationship NOW. Try hard to make it new – and not just a “rehash” of faded past memories.

Hate everything in your current snapshot of life? Then make positive changes to mend your woes. Ask yourself why. One step at a time.

Most bad things pass

It is safe to say – that even when things hit rock bottom – situations improve most of the time.

Sure, there are some rotten outcomes – which is to be expected in life. Bad luck, timing, or choices. You know the drill. Not everything scales back up.

But in general – most bad things do turn around.

And that is why it’s helpful to imagine your snapshot of life.

You have the ability to adjust the things you contribute to that photo.

Or maybe you just want to be in a different photo. Who knows.

As long as you strive to have both stability as well as the willingness to change and go with the flow of life – you will be fine.