Well well well...I just read this post and now I can't stop thinking about "the chase". You must go and read this now! Then come back so we can talk about this.
It's OK...i'll wait... ;) go on now...click here.
So...did you read it? Really (*eyebrow raising*)?
What did you think? Are you in the endless cycle of chasing too?
Or is it just me?
I can't be the only one chasing that elusive "thing"...can I?
Oh yes...I am chasing.
Chasing...
Chasing...
Chasing...
And I never seem to catch "it".
It's so close.
But just as I get my arms around "it"...
"It" turns to vapor and disappears into thin air.
Perhaps it's time to stop chasing "it".
And what is "it" you ask?
Success.
I really am beginning to hate that word.
It makes me feel inferior.
I can never seem to grab success.
And what is success anyway?
I think I may just remove this word from my vocabulary.
Today, I will stop chasing success.
Yeah...that's a really good idea.
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So. What are you chasing?
Is it time to stop?
15 comments:
Yes, I did read go and read The Naked Soul post, What are you chasing after? The roadrunner/coyote allegory was thought-provoking. I've been confused lately about who I am and just what it is I really want, so perhaps I'm chasing answers. I'm not sure I can stop, although it's probably a futile chase.
I'm wondering though...if one stops chasing what happens? Does what you long for just fall into your lap? I'm such a questioner, but rarely have answers.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....
May your day be still and free from the chase.
the chase is so exhausting...i realized that and now am content to be
Yes I've read it, how could I otherwise when you do the eyebrow-thing!
It is a fabulous comparison and yes, it certainly makes you think. I do believe in stop chasing, be still, just be and this just from the simple fact that when you chase, your mind is not only focused on what you chase after but the rest becomes blurry, you can't think straight anymore.
I've learned only a few weeks ago that when I pushed myself (I think you have to force yourself first before it becomes natural) to stop running, or chasing, I suddenly started seeing things I had forgotten about, new ways, options, possibilities only because you force yourself to empty your mind so there is room for new, fresh or maybe older thoughts you had forgotten about.
There is in my opinion just one catch... everybody is running and before you know it, you've joined the club again and that is why this roadrunner story should be safed and printed as a reminder ;))
i am too slow to chase anymore, and i like it like that.
heck yes! lol
xo
I am chasing happiness :) And today I have lots of it all around me. I also have a floor that needs swept and a supper that needs to be made : ) I am NOT chasing those thigs!
i think i gave up chasing along time ago....now i wait for signs and when that happens, then i go all out for whatever it might be :)
i like this way of living better :)
I've never been interested in success. Maybe that's my problem. I just want to be happy. But I don't think I'm 'chasing' it. I just seem to let things be and go with the flow.
Hmmmmm....very provocative post. What stood out for me the most was not the perspective of the coyote doing the chasing, but rather that of the roadrunner.
"The roadrunner is not running from the coyote, he knows he is being chased, however he does not allow himself to be chased, he does not become the victim, he simply continues to be and in doing so side steps the many traps that are laid before him in his journey."
There's a whole book's worth of wisdom in that one ridiculously long run-on sentence. It's a concept that's quite magnificent and one that I will revisit again and again until I, too, achieve Master Roadrunner Status.
It's exquisitely simple, yet exceedingly difficult to put into practice on a daily basis. Unplugging from mainstream media seems to help for me. They're the ones who are often responsible for painting tunnels on solid walls, I've found.
xoxo
Carolynn
Sloth and it is too late to stop now.
The blogger you linked to had a very intriguing post. I thought about your question. Couldn't come up with a single thing I'm chasing. I thought about the possibility of a few, but nothing jumped out as something I am absolutely chasing. I re-visited the post this evening and I came to a realization that the reason I cannot figure out what I am chasing is simple. I have not spent my life chasing anything but rather running from. I always feel like I am running. Running from my past, running from negative people, running from success, running from myself.
This struck me as somewhat sad until I saw that there is not much to be sad about. If I came to the realization, that is a good thing as I can choose to change anything I acknowledge.
So silly as it may seem, I may have to try on this "chasing" thing. At least momentarily so I can feel the difference between running and chasing. Then I will know where the happy middle is and I can settle into the "just being", the "now".
Thanks for the opportunity to soul search.
Right now I'm chasing opportunities for my husband. They seem to be just out of reach all the time. It's frustrating, but I need to keep on my running shoes and try to catch one.
What an amazing story . . . oh to be able to let go of the chase. Even when I tell myself I'm not chasing anything I'm not really convincing anyone, especially myself.
I read it! Wonderful...
Chasing is completely exhausting for this girl...the older I get, the more contentment seeps into me.
To "just be" is becoming a way of life...
Came over from Kim's Staycation...lovely blog.
xo
Robin
All Things Heart and Home
Thanks for sharing, I just clicked over and now you have me thinking,am I the coyote? or the roadrunner???
Up until a few months ago, I think, I was the coyote. chasing after something more, I guess I didn't think I was whole as a woman if I couldn't juggle a job, motherhood, housewife, daughter, sister, friend. I wanted MORE. I just couldn't accept things "life" for how it was. FInally I'm beginning to realize that I had to stop chasing that something.
I'm slowly beginning to be the roadrunner, accepting life, situations even if I have a coyote (circumstances of life) chasing after me.
Elisa
Thank-you so much for sharing my post. Your readers have left some great comments and I appreciate each one of them! This is a fascinating subject.
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