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The Evolution of Thought

Here's a quote by Carl Jung that I love and can relate to:

What was great in the morning will be little at evening, and what in the morning was true at evening will have become a lie.

I remember reading Gandhi's autobiography and how in the opening pages of his book he confessed his hesitation to pen his thoughts for he feared what he wrote today would not ring true later in his life. I too began a blog over a year ago called Janelle's Journal. I wrote that my purpose was to "Think out loud," and confessed that what I believed today would surely be different from what I believed tomorrow. The evolution of thought is real, especially as we give ourselves permission to drop beliefs that don't support our being and adopt those that feed our spirits.

I my evening hours, I'm finding there is very little of which I'm certain. In fact, the only thing I'm certain of is change. I'm especially certain that--over time--my thoughts will change. As I learn and grow, my beliefs and opinions, like clothes, have to be retired and new attire acquired. Attire better suited for my new form. Adults cannot wear the pants of their childhood. Heck, a 5 year old cannot even wear their clothes from the year before.

Additionally, the things we value in our younger, more ambitious years, are thankfully different than that which we come to value later. Through the eyes of experience, age, and wisdom we find that possessions matter very little, people are more important than things, we are not what we do, nor are we our appearance. Social striving matters not at all and meaning is found in making others happy. We learn that Heaven is here, we are God in action, and living on purpose, and inspired, makes all the difference. There is no retirement for those so employed.

I already feel that my evening has come. Not that I'm going to die soon, but that which was true in my morning has now become a lie. There is no enticement for me in former things. Positions, possessions, and abilities mean very little to me. What I treasure most is free time, silence, deep thought, solitude, service, good conversation, and contribution. I want to elevate the spiritual consciousness of society.

Wonder where the evolution of thoughts will lead? I'm excited to see.

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