That idea used to bum me out. I'd see myself returning to that same friend who I regretted calling, or that same junk food that I'd just later regret having. It felt so defeating, like: 'Crap! Here I am again? You've got to be kidding?! Why am I still having to deal with this same old problem/memory/bad habit, etc...?'
But Julia Cameron made it all make sense for me. She says that, yeah, it's kind of true that we do keep looking at the same old stuff. But it's as if we're circling up a mountain path and every time we come upon that same situation it's from a different, higher viewpoint.
I love that image and think of it a lot. It doesn't keep me from dealing with repeat-problems, but every time I come back to something I have a little better perspective, a little more wisdom, and can deal with it just a little better.
It gets easier to see life's lessons when viewed from above. Things look clearer than the last time when in the trenches, entirely engulfed in the situation.
Just in this first week of attempting daily posts I've learned so much. (And am kicking myself for not trying this earlier.) Hello! You get better by doing something. So I'm finally doing this writing-thing in a focused and consistent way. (Well, focused might be pushing it, but still I am doing the work.)
The act of putting thoughts on the page helps me see things more clearly. My writing compulsion is about communication, but also about trying to make sense of "life, the Universe...and everything". (to quote Douglas Adams).
I know myself better because of writing, and I write better because of knowing myself. And every time I circle up the mountain the patterns and lessons get easier to discern.
"A little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way."
-Allen Klein
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