Do you remember when you first learned long division? Wasn't it satisfying when you could make one figure go into another an exact number of times? And wasn't it aggravating when there was a little something left over? Remainders seemed so untidy. Silly, irritating things that served no purpose other than to act as a reminder of some failed quest for harmony and completion. But then again isn't it true what they say 'Nothing lasts forever'?
Some things though, drag on for an awfully long time. We can easily begin to assume that they will never change. Of course, the moment we adopt this attitude, we lose some of our ability to make a difference. That's fine if we are happy with things as they are. But if we really would like to have a different experience, we must never decide that it simply isn't possible. Perhaps if we are more alert in reaching out and grabbing the opportunities, they might just fall right into our hands!

We are taught to feel that everything in life has to have an explanation. We must always have a reason for choosing one thing over another. In reality though, we are all creatures of instinct. Inwardly, we sum up every situation we ever encounter in a flash. It takes less than a nanosecond for our psychic radar to decide whether or not it likes something or someone. Our intellect then scurries along behind, attempting to catch up by justifying whatever it is that we have felt!

Some people manage to live two-dimensional lives. They don't think about very much for very long. They take everything and everyone at face value. They usually accept whatever they encounter without criticism. On the odd occasion when they feel obliged to complain, they are interested neither in nuance nor explanation. If things are bad, they are totally bad and never mind why...Sometimes I really want to be like those people!

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Some things give us pleasure and satisfaction. Others are stressful and uncomfortable. Yet both experiences have something in common. We know where we stand with them. Life's most peculiar (and often troublesome) moments tend to involve situations we just can't make up our mind about. It's those bitter-sweet flavours that fox us. They attract us in one way, repel us in another. Whenever we find ourselves saying one thing whilst doing another, it is usually because we are somehow caught up in such a double-sided scenario. Perhaps it is better and wiser when we can't make a clear decision , don't even try. Is it easier to accept that some questions are not easily answered? Woud we be wiser to make an allowance for that?