Why Re-create The Wheel?

Rather then re-create the wheel I am going to share another excerpt from Eckhart Tolle's book "A New Earth" then bring Mondays entry and this entry together later on in the week.

"The outer  purpose varies greatly from person to person, and no outer  purpose lasts forever.  It is subject to time and then replaced by some other purpose.  The extent to which dedicating to the inner purpose of awakening changes the external circumstances of your life also varies greatly.  For some people, there is a sudden or gradual break with their past: their work, Living situation, relationships -- everything undergoes profound change.  some of the change may be initiated by themselves, not through an agonizing decision making process but by a sudden realization of recognition: so to speak.  It comes through awareness, not through thinking.  You wake up one morning and you know what to do.  Some people find themselves walking out of an insane work environment or living situation.  So before you discover what is right for you on the external level, before you discover what works, what is compatible with the awakening consciousness, you may have to find out what is not right, what no longer works, what is incompatible with your inner purpose.

Other kinds of change may suddenly come to you from without.  A chance meeting brings new opportunity and expansion into your lie.  A long-standing obstacle or conflict dissolves.  Your friends either go through this inner transformation with you or drift out of your life.  Some relationships dissolve, other deepen.  You may get laid off from your job, or you become an agent for positive change at your workplace.  Your spouse leaves you, or your reach a new level of intimacy.  Some changes may look negative on the surface, but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.

There may be a period of insecurity and uncertainty.  What should I do?  As the ego is no longer running your life, the psychological need for external security, which is illusory anyway, lessens.  You are able to live with uncertainty, even enjoy it.  When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life.  It means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you from taking action to initiate change.  The Roman philosopher Tacitus rightly observed that "the desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise."  If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear.  If it is perfectly acceptable to you it turns into increased aliveness, alertness and creativity."