@Mike – Oh man, the boredom of having no problems to solve, I can see that one. So we give ourselves problems and then get wound up by them! If I could only remember that I created these problems for myself to keep entertained it’d be so much easier.

@Diane – I’d start by seeing them as ants! Dragons sound far too intimidating as adversaries (plus I like dragons as friends). Make them small and far away (and now I have a Father Ted sketch in my head – has that tv prog made it over to you?)

For me this is pretty much the closest I’m going to get to the whole ‘choir of angels, bright white light’ revelation – the genuine belief that I *can* handle it. Even if in this case ‘it’ is just one more part of life that I’ve faced up to…next!

And I’m beginning to think that “getting there” or “finding happiness” has less to do with obliterating the dragons and more to do with changing my own attitude about them. Perhaps “Happiness” is simply here. Thanks for this post.

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I’ve come to realize that there is no “there” to get to that will suddenly make everything “right.” I’d rather reachable objective and make ongoing progress toward reaching it. And by the time I reach that objective, I’ll find a new opportunity for growth and start in on the next journey.

James, thank you for sharing your journey with us.

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@Tatty – big hugs! thinking of you.

@Nick – I can see where the idea of the ant comes from, the feeling of elusiveness and constantly changing direction, however I’m going to argue against that being the case.

My reasoning is that the ant is something external, and happiness, acceptance etc. is not something that can come from finding something external. The ant is there though, except it’s not what it seems. It’s an ant’s nest – and each ant you see is a different ant that has surfaced. The ants actually represent the different patterns and issues that we will constantly be dealing with in our lives, they represent the part that will never be over.

But lately I’m starting to look at “there” like a dot on the back of a very small ant. It never stay’s in the same place.

Sometimes the ant is behind us; sometimes very far in front. Sometimes we can leave out food and hope that it comes our way and, sometimes it does. But becuase it was so small we missed it as it walked over the top of our shoe. And then, sometimes it just ignores us completely and goes about it’s little ant business.

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I’m glad the post I wrote struck a chord.

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