{"id":47378,"date":"2022-07-09T09:45:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T09:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/?p=47378"},"modified":"2022-07-09T20:40:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T20:40:44","slug":"home-is-everything-and-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/2022\/07\/09\/home-is-everything-and-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Home is everything and everywhere."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019ve explored many things that I learned to like, before they stopped making sense<\/strong>, and lost their attraction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been enthusiastic about manifestation, but I see that as a fantasy now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been a \u2018free will doesn\u2019t exist\u2019-advocate before I realized that it does exist, but mostly as a helpful component of being human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been lost in nonduality and Buddhism, Taoism and the 3 Principles, mindfulness, and all kinds of things that require dedication and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I\u2019ve seen that there\u2019s no need to do any of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That we don\u2019t have to earn happiness, that wisdom doesn\u2019t need to be acquired, that there’s nowhere to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that we can travel like maniacs just the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these years I\u2019ve been going up and down, falling in love with one thing, only to lose interest and leave it behind after a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does this mean I can\u2019t make up my mind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolutely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I literally can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is a 360 degrees miracle with the opportunity and freedom to believe in anything that seems helpful, rewarding, hopeful, or just interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opposites and contradictions and extremes are part of Oneness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing that\u2019s not allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I\u2019ve been floating in that for quite some years now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes even the idea of \u2018I\u2019, or a person, seems totally weird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s seen, right now, that this is not really the case, and the person I seem to be is part of the happening, an experience, just like thoughts and ideas and sensations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But to try and avoid talking about the Marnix guy and deny the humanness of the experience, always results in unhelpful, forced, and complicated constructs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there\u2019s no need anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I write is life in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I write about is what occupies me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing definitive about it, it\u2019s always just reflections, and ponderings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m like a giant mind constantly falling in love with new things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And after exploring them and wrapping myself in them for a while, the infatuation stops and I move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the reasons why I love writing so much: it highlights these different ideas and objects of interest, and makes me a little more aware of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, I\u2019m learning to not care about being consistent in my observations and beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t have to hang on to something because I did so yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like everything, the experiences of life I have are constantly changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like a buffet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I slowly walk past and taste stuff, sometimes stacking my plate and eating like a maniac, before the taste loses its enchanting qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I walk on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why I can say one thing today, and talk about the opposite tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AS life none if it really matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In life, it\u2019s pure diversity, excitement, fun, and exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m all over the place, all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, more and more, it feels like home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo by @sxth, for Unsplash)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve explored many things that I learned to like, before they stopped making sense, and lost their attraction. I\u2019ve been enthusiastic about manifestation, but I see that as a fantasy now. I\u2019ve been a \u2018free will doesn\u2019t exist\u2019-advocate before I realized that it does exist, but mostly as a helpful component of being human. I\u2019ve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

I\u2019ve explored many things that I learned to like, before they stopped making sense<\/strong>, and lost their attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been enthusiastic about manifestation, but I see that as a fantasy now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been a \u2018free will doesn\u2019t exist\u2019-advocate before I realized that it does exist, but mostly as a helpful component of being human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been lost in nonduality and Buddhism, Taoism and the 3 Principles, mindfulness, and all kinds of things that require dedication and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I\u2019ve seen that there\u2019s no need to do any of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That we don\u2019t have to earn happiness, that wisdom doesn\u2019t need to be acquired, that there's nowhere to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that we can travel like maniacs just the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these years I\u2019ve been going up and down, falling in love with one thing, only to lose interest and leave it behind after a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does this mean I can\u2019t make up my mind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolutely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I literally can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is a 360 degrees miracle with the opportunity and freedom to believe in anything that seems helpful, rewarding, hopeful, or just interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opposites and contradictions and extremes are part of Oneness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing that\u2019s not allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I\u2019ve been floating in that for quite some years now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes even the idea of \u2018I\u2019, or a person, seems totally weird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's seen, right now, that this is not really the case, and the person I seem to be is part of the happening, an experience, just like thoughts and ideas and sensations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But to try and avoid talking about the Marnix guy and deny the humanness of the experience, always results in unhelpful, forced, and complicated constructs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there\u2019s no need anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I write is life in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I write about is what occupies me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing definitive about it, it\u2019s always just reflections, and ponderings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m like a giant mind constantly falling in love with new things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And after exploring them and wrapping myself in them for a while, the infatuation stops and I move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the reasons why I love writing so much: it highlights these different ideas and objects of interest, and makes me a little more aware of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, I\u2019m learning to not care about being consistent in my observations and beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t have to hang on to something because I did so yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like everything, the experiences of life I have are constantly changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like a buffet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I slowly walk past and taste stuff, sometimes stacking my plate and eating like a maniac, before the taste loses its enchanting qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I walk on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why I can say one thing today, and talk about the opposite tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AS life none if it really matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In life, it\u2019s pure diversity, excitement, fun, and exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m all over the place, all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, more and more, it feels like home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

--<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo by @sxth, for Unsplash)<\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[97,117,100,105,116,113,103,112],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47378"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47395,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47378\/revisions\/47395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}