I had a vision the other night, I thought I would call it that to make it sound as if it came from some sort of extraordinary cosmic source. I could have just as easily said, I had an idea, but that lacks authority.

 

In my vision I saw, myself continually being covered in large plain discs, one after another coming from all angles. I saw this as the continual onslaught of problems, petty and major that are always coming at us. I wondered how do I get out of this stupid and uncomfortable situation that persists through most people’s lives? 

 

Surely there was some way out of the constantly annoying misfortunes, that life seems to arrange for each person. Imagine if you had good luck to the same extent that you had bad luck, what a life! 

 

Suddenly I had a realisation, sort of in a cosmically inspiring and uplifting way, but without the music and drama that you see in the movies. I understood that the best you can do is to look for a thread of structure within the chaos of daily life. Try and maintain some sense of organisation within the regular confusion.

 

How do you do this? You have a plan, a direction that you are heading, Your plan will guide your decisions so that you will see opportunities amidst the confusion. Even if they are only tiny steps, they will still take you in the direction of your dreams.

 

So the outcome of this incredibly anti-climactic vision is: Even when you’re swimming through mud, at least swim in a direction that is of some benefit to you!

 

I rewrote this 'vision' as a story in my new creative blog 'Underground Delights'.