You may often find yourself yearning for self-improvement, driven by a sense of dissatisfaction with your current situation. This desire fuels your ambitions to exercise more, eat healthier, read more, engage in meaningful work, and cultivate discipline. Yet, despite your best intentions, you might find yourself struggling to make these changes stick.
Why does this happen? What’s really going on beneath the surface?
The core issue lies in your attachment to the illusion of solidity.
Let me explain.
You likely desire certain aspects of your life to be solid, things like a steady income, a consistent work routine, and a predictable daily schedule. You might also long to be a solid version of yourself. Someone who is steadfast, unswayed by whims or external circumstances.
You want the people around you to be stable and dependable, relationships to be trustworthy, health to be unshakable, and life to be free from the unpredictability of sickness or loss. Even though your rational mind understands that complete stability is impossible, this longing for solidity remains strong.