No one is living a perfect life. No one is perfect.
No one is in full control of everything that is
happening around them.
No one is getting everything right.
And no one is like you.
Yes, no one is like you. And your journey is different.
It is for you. And you must do the work yourself.
You must face your journey yourself.
To do that, you must first get rid of the things that are
holding you back, that are standing between you and your dreams.
You must get rid of toxic friends.
You must get rid of dream killers.
You must get rid of shame.
You must get rid of resentment.
You must get rid of procrastination.
You must get rid of envy.
And you must get rid of your ego, if possible.
If you do not, you are not going to be able to
achieve much in your life.
Why is that? Because the people you are with
will determine how far you are going to go in your life.
If you want to go far, very far, you must be with
people who are going to somewhere,
people who are hungry for more,
people who are never satisfied.
That is where you should be.
Detachment means separation. It means detaching yourself from what you already know, from what is hurting you, from selfish people, from the things that are not getting you closer to your dreams, from being the talker, from controlling other people, from lying to yourself, from manipulating others.
Detachment brings peace. It brings love. It brings happiness. It brings freedom.
Detachment says, “Let it go. Do not let anything own you. Do not crave over anything. Be happy with what you have. Take care of your mind. Enjoy your life. Make peace with yourself.”
“Only by detaching can we truly gain control of the mind.”- Jay Shetty
If you want to make peace with your soul, you must first detach yourself from the things that are hurting your soul.
Detachment is the key to a lasting peace. In his book Think Like A Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day, Jay Shetty writes, “Detaching means escaping the hold of the senses, of earthly desires, of the material world. It means detaching from your selfish interest, from being right, from being seen in a certain way, from what you want right now.”
He adds: “Only by detaching can we truly gain control of the mind.” If you want to live a peaceful life, do not attach yourself to anything. Because “attachment brings pain.” Seek peace, not pain.
Further Reading:
Shetty, J., Think Like A Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day (New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2020): 164-165.
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