{"id":48550,"date":"2023-02-22T12:06:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T12:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/?p=48550"},"modified":"2023-02-22T12:06:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T12:06:51","slug":"what-if-everything-is-interesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/2023\/02\/22\/what-if-everything-is-interesting\/","title":{"rendered":"What if EVERYTHING is interesting?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was watching a fairly engaging YouTube video.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was easy to agree with a lot of the things that were said, but I also had some doubts and objections (I often do).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, and there were issues with the talking head too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quite a few, actually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it was quite rewarding just the same, despite the rhythmical \u2018yes, yes, hm, no, yes, nah, yes, sure, yes, okay, really?\u2019 that was going on in my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then it hit me: what if this isn\u2019t THE way to experience this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or anything, really?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if I could acknowledge and see that literally EVERYTHING that happens in my life is interesting in its own way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if I truly realize that, since I\u2019m the creator of my world (and I am, just like you are the creator of yours), everything I encounter must have some value or even a lot of it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, this is fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I simply know it\u2019s true, and it opens all kinds of amazing possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s due to our personal filters and all the subjective projections we make, that we have preferences, that stuff excites us or frustrates the crap out of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s all part of the human diversity deal, it\u2019s totally cool, but it\u2019s not where it has to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing everything as interesting doesn\u2019t mean that you have to forcefully change your preferences, it\u2019s more of a meta distinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s about coming from a place where even being bored is interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boring AND interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frustrating AND interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uncomfortable AND interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moment you are sincerely interested, no matter what, everything starts to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t just believe me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflect on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chew on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

What would that do for your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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