Gas prices keep going up.
So you’re standing at the pump, watching the numbers climb like it’s a horror movie.
Suddenly, a wise old monk walks up and says,
“Your resistance is only making this worse.”
“Great,” you say. “Does that mean you’re buying?”
Because then we might be getting somewhere.
We’ve all heard it: grin and bear it.
Which sounds a lot like: act powerless… politely.
Hard pass.
No one’s trying to be a smiling victim out here.
And if spiritual badges were of any value,
we’d all have a full tank by now.
But here’s the part that doesn’t advertise itself:
“You’re paying twice for a single tank of gas.”
Once at the pump.
And once in your head.
There’s the situation…
and then there’s everything you tack onto it.
Resentment. Frustration. The running commentary.
It adds up fast.
No… this doesn’t fix the price of gas.
It’s not that kind of solution.
But it’s a place to stand.
Because something strange happens when you stop feeding all that extra noise…
Everything stops closing in.
The rest? That comes later.
In pieces.
Maybe.
We may come to realize that peace is always available to us.
We may learn to tap into the wisest, most creative versions of ourselves.
For now… just notice what you’re adding.
The price is just a number.
Not a number with a personal vendetta.
Just an inconvenient number.
And if the monk offers to pay,
of course—let him.
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