I’ve recently had a revelation in my pursuit of a life free from the 9 to 5 rat race that most of us find ourselves in as a result of YEARS of conditioning and programming by way of the media and academics. I’ve come to see the influence that ultra rich oligarchies have on the world we’re living in. This isn’t just a United States thing; it’s a worldwide ordeal that is glaringly obvious to those that open their eyes to it.

In the middle of all that is going on, it’s very difficult to stay optimistic and live a truly free life. We are so conditioned to believe that living a life of servitude to the oligarchies is normal, and we don’t see the proverbial leash around our necks. Take a look around you now. Your home, neighborhood, city, country etc. and you can come to an easy conclusion that society is in a hamster wheel of negativity and discontent. It’s become so accepted by everyone that the things we see on the news, in the media, and in Hollywood which portray living a hectic life full of hate and discontent is perfectly normal. It shouldn’t be. If more people were living a spiritual path rather than in the Rat race, things would go a long way to being more peaceful.

The Universe is a place of balance and duality. Newton’s third law states, “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” It’s black vs white, positive vs negative, light and dark. Things coexist in balance. In nature, when things go out of balance, something comes along that evens the asymmetry. This ties into Newton’s first law “A body at rest continues at rest, or a body in motion, stays in motion, unless acted upon by an external force. These laws are true in our lives as well. We tend to get into a groove and stay in that groove unless some external force slows or stops us.

Let’s take these principles and apply them to our daily lives. We wake up and start our day (or night for my fellow night shift workers) in a neutral state of mind which will stay that way unless something happens to change that state of mind. For instance, when I first wake up, I feel at ease until my mind tells me it’s time to get up and go. My mood is flat after I wake up unless I happened to have woken up from a dream. Then my phone rings and it’s my boss telling me I was supposed to be at work a half hour ago. Now a force has acted upon my mood, suddenly I’m now in a hurry, panicked, and agitated that I overslept. Now that I’m in a hurry things are agitating me or annoying me even further. I start my drive to work and some jag off cuts me off before I even back out of the driveway. Now I’m mad. I now feel since I’m mad and running late, that I’m not going to wait for the car coming up the road, I’m going to cut in front of it like that last jag off did to me. I’m continuing the path that has set me in motion.

But wait on the way into work, my favorite song comes on the radio. Every time I hear it; it takes me back to another time in life that brings back good memories. I pull into the parking lot at work and my boss in in the parking lot waiting on me. As soon as I get out of my car, my boss decides to share with me that he’s seen my hard work over the past several days and tells me how much she appreciates my hard work and dedication. She’s concerned I’ve been burning the candle at both ends and gives me an easy assignment for the day. Now I’m much less agitated and annoyed because an opposite force (good force) has acted and altered my course. Do you see all the dynamics at work here? The laws of motion and balance are all synergizing until another force may act to alter the course further.

All of the above paragraph’s kind of emphasize more negativity than positivity and that is a reflection of my mood and life the past few years. I WANT to live a life of wellness and peace. I’m not comfortable living as a pessimist and I truly want to change it. But shit, I’ve been saying this since I started this blog. So why is it so hard to actually change my thinking? Well, that’s because I am a creature of habit. My daily routine is really a routine I see to night in and night out. I’ve been living a life of discontent for so long, it’s going to take a real big opposite force to stop it and start it moving forward in a more positive light.

Along the journey to good karma, I’m going to sort of chronical lessons I’ve learned along the way and how I’ve implemented them or what has stopped me from implementing them. I picked up a few readers since I started changingbadkama.wordpress.com and I look forward to meeting many more. I’ll do my best to keep emotions in balance and not stay on the dark side where most of my life experiences have been. I thank you for taking a few moments to read and hope to reach out to you again in the near future. I’m back for more.