I like to try to work with the reality of the universe - and the reality that I see is that everything we have and do and are came from somewhere else, and eventually goes back to somewhere else. We may feel like things and ideas belong to us for a while, but ownership is really an illusion, we're simply borrowing things for a while from the Universe. Ownership seems to me like a futile quest for power that we can never have. Only when we embrace the powelessness, drop the attachments, and admit that we already have more than enough stuff and ideas right now, will we be happy. We can continue to have goals and work for a better life, while we also appreciating that we already have more than enough wealth and happiness. Being satisfied with your life right now doesn't mean that you stop living, it simply means that you are happy right now. And isn't that the point? I say, enjoy the trip, don't waste it being resentful!
Unfortunately, the messages that the mainstream media regularly try to feed us are of inadequacy, emptyness, and addiction, ensuring that we play the part of obedient little robots who continue to buy their products no matter how lame they are. We don't have to buy into it, though! We can learn to pay more attention to our own needs and desires, and seek out what we truly love - the good stuff that honestly makes life worth living.
I'll also note that copyrights come from fear. And, in my experience nothing beautiful ever comes from fear. (Realizing this right now, I'm making a mental note to take all my copyright notices off of my work...)
If you take something that was mine, clearly the universe wants you to have it. It's all good, since I already have more than I need. I don't need any extra stuff dragging me down.
And finally, I've figured out that everything I do, I do because of love. Things may not always come out the way I expect them to, but they are always done because I want to bring more joy to everyone's lives. I put up copyright notices on my work because I love myself and wanted the personal rewards that came with attaching my name to my ideas. And I'm now taking down my copyright notices because I love my ideas and want to offer them to the world unconditionally, without any strings attached, and I no longer need the personal rewards that come with my name being attached to my ideas. So it's all good.
-Turtle
feeling good, thanks!  |