Not Measured

Not measured: 

of course I want to feel better, pain free in body and mind, if even by slight degrees - and yet so much of my suffering doesn't really stem from discomfort, but from measurement. How I feel right now is my return point, always coming back to the experience of the moment. No matter what it is. I don't have to like it. I'm free to judge it, seek to change it, or even deny it for a length of time. But it's always my return point - whatever it might be. 

and this is also where I heal.

if I measure any distance from this moment and hold it as my only goal then I will suffer. My return point is without comparison, it can't be measured, only accepted. The paradox is that the more I stay here, wandering and measuring less - the easier I heal. Yes, I have an objective, an end game I'd like to accomplish, and I'm willing to work towards this. But I won't sacrifice the present moment to achieve it, my only true goal is to not suffer.

and that doesn't arrive from time or distance.

it's right now.

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I love you, Eric

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