Attention. I’m unveiling the existential mystery of existence to the general public.
Life is not a sovereign entity. It’s not governed by a fixed will, nor does it impose itself on you with unchangeable force. Life is clay—obedient, neutral, and infinitely moldable. And the sculptor? That’s you. Me. Them. Everyone. Life becomes whatever we shape it to be.
Now imagine this: you wake up one morning, open your favorite box of clay, and it’s a mess. Who did that? Your father? Mother? Boss? Friends? Saboteurs? Tricksters? It’s easy to look outward in search of blame. But the truth? No one knows what to do with their own clay, let alone yours. Maybe—just maybe—you did it yourself.
Here’s the unsettling truth: life doesn’t act on its own. It’s a mirror, a pliable reflection of your own choices, thoughts, and presence. If it feels like life has turned its back on you, chances are—you turned your back on it first. Which means, you turned your back on yourself.
What To Do When Life Feels Off
As one Russian classic once asked, “What to do?”
The answer isn’t complicated, and it’s never plural. Do what you love. Always, no matter what. Keep doing what you love—without waiting for the world to approve, applaud, or understand.
What Not To Do
That one’s just as important. You can do everything—except one thing: you can’t let your mind take over.
Thinking is utilitarian. Like exercise, it has a purpose. But it needs boundaries. Think of lifting weights: it helps when done in sets, with intention. But if you swing dumbbells at random people—or keep lifting for three hours straight—you’re not building strength. You’re causing harm.
Same goes for the mind. Use it when needed. But left unchecked, it turns from tool to tormentor. It pulls you out of your favorite flow and drags you into fear, doubt, and loops that unravel everything you’ve carefully shaped.
This is when the clay starts turning messy. And when that happens, you don’t just need to stop your thoughts—you need to reverse them.
Stopping the brain is hard. Reversing it feels impossible. But that’s only because we’ve convinced ourselves that someone else is in control of the molding. They’re not. It’s always been us.
So How Do You Stop the Mind?
Right now, I see three ways:
- The easiest, most playful option: Reality Transurfing or Simoron. It’s silly, potent, and fun. But like any spell, it needs a little prep.
- The more familiar (but less thrilling) route: meditation, in all its forms. Breathwork, prayer, silence. Slower to start, but solid.
- And finally, the third option: the proverbial axe to the head. No, not literally—but a radical jolt out of the thinking mind. A surrender, a stop so sharp it disrupts the spiral instantly.
Whatever method you choose, remember: the mess isn’t permanent. Life is still clay. The box is still yours.
