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I have no way to express how hilarious I find it when people call me Zen.  Perhaps it's mainly due to my own predisposition to conjure up images of monks sitting around meditating and that in itself could just be an association I made with the word at some point in my life.  I don't really associate with any religion, but I do find wisdom in studying some of them.  They all have their parables and lessons as well as their own idiosyncrasies.  Anyway, back to the topic at hand.

Time seems more and more irrelevant to me as it allegedly goes on.  Personally I've moved into the thought that it's always just now and that the entire concept of time is just our way of trying to break down and measure the universe into comprehensible digits.  The world seems to always exist as a reflection of my internal state of being and rather than wait for it to change or adjust itself, I focus on myself and being the change that I want to see reflected externally.  It's an interesting concept and much different from how I have previously lived my life, but I find it to be much more effective for me personally.
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As long as I am being my authentic self and being aware and in the moment, it seems that mistakes are no longer comprehensible to me.  Things may not always go the way I expect them to, but why did I have that expectation to begin with?  The more I surrender my own expectations and assumptions of others and reality, the less relevant it seems to be to assume or expect anything at all from anyone or anything.  It all just is and I am that I am.  There is no need to control the rest of the universe and I just go with the flow.

It seems much easier to notice things like Law of Attraction in this mindset.  Things like synchronicity also constantly appear to me, such as the word attraction in the previous sentence registering as the 333 word in the text editor while writing this post.  I don't believe in coincidences and if I did, I would probably have driven myself crazy at this point because my entire existence would just be a string of endless coincidences.  Thus I feel the overall order in all of the perceived chaos of my own life and I can often help others find some order for themselves.
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It is in this state of being, call it Zen or whatever resonates with you, that I feel I am most able to help others and feel at one with everything.  I don't need to doubt myself constantly.  Instead of wondering if I should randomly reach out to someone or if I should do something else, I just do whatever feels right in the moment and the rest takes care of itself.  If I'm meant to play a part in someone else's life or help them with anything then we seem to naturally cross paths and when the time comes to do so, we part in peace.  I don't need to make anything happen.

When I can accept that I don't need to make things happen and focus on myself, the Universe seems to handle the small stuff.  There is no need to overthink anything and there is no need to assert myself anywhere that I feel it requires effort.  Opportunities are always coming and going and there is no need to attach to any of them as the best option is always the one that seemingly couldn't happen any other way.  When we are at peace with ourselves, we can be in harmony with others and our reality.  Namaste.
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