Is life actually glitching… or are we just noticing the same patterns return?A quiet reflection on time, memory, and what it means when the same moments keep showing up—just wearing different clothes.
I find time fascinating. I hope you don't mind if I share some of my thoughts: In 2011 after a pretty intense spiritual awakening, I became aware that time isn't what we think it is. I've been exploring many of the things you touched on since then. I've found very little answers but many more questions. One thing I've come to see is that everything keeps repeating for our benefit, as in it is so we can work through or process something, though it can feel excruciating sometimes. Also, I think time is more of a lens through which we perceive the world, so we can make sense of it. Without time, we would experience everything all at once. So the linear fashion of time, is kind of a grace for us, but not necessarily the objective truth. A few years ago I came across a book that explores time, called The Order of Time, by the theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli. I highly recommend it.
Hi Kristina, I don't mind at all - I love these deeper conversations about time! Your experience in 2011 sounds profound. The idea of time as a lens rather than objective reality really resonates with me. It makes me think of time almost as a measuring tool we've created to navigate the world, maybe even influenced by our need to organize and structure everything.
The repetition you mention is fascinating - that excruciating feeling when patterns return. How has recognizing this repetition as beneficial changed how you move through those moments? Does awareness of the 'why' make the process any less intense?
Thank you for the Carlo Rovelli recommendation - I've heard wonderful things about that book. Time seems to get more mysterious the more we explore it
Hi, thanks for the response! It's great to connect with someone else who explores these deeper layers of time!
What you said about time being a measuring tool is basically the way I see it. Time is a tool that allows us to process the "events" in our lives. Without it, it would feel like chaos to us. (I mean, even with time, it can still feel like chaos at times!)
You asked if recognizing the repetition as beneficial has changed how I move through those moments, and the answer is absolutely. It doesn't always make the process less intense; the intensity can still be there. But the awareness shifts my internal state from "why is this happening to me again?" to "what is this showing me now?" It transforms the experience from a frustrating loop into a powerful opportunity for deeper understanding or integration.
I'm going through this very thing right now, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish I were done with this lesson already. However, I do understand why it keeps presenting itself. It's helping me to see certain sabotaging beliefs I still carry, and each time this comes up, it forces me to confront what's still lingering in my subconscious. I know if I keep facing it, I will eventually be free from this old way of thinking.
It's like the universe is patiently holding up a mirror, allowing us endless chances to see what we might have missed or avoided the last time around. This shift in my perspective has really allowed me to see it as a grace, even when the lessons feel like torture sometimes.
And yes, the more you explore time, the more mysterious and awe-inspiring it becomes! It's a never-ending source of questions.
What a beautiful reframe - from "why is this happening to me again?" to "what is this showing me now?" That shift in question changes everything about how we meet these moments.
Your point about the universe as patient mirror really strikes me. There's something both humbling and comforting about that endless offering of chances to see what we missed before. Even when it feels like torture, as you say, there's this underlying grace to it.
I'm curious about your observation that the intensity doesn't necessarily lessen with awareness. That feels important - like understanding doesn't always soften the experience, but it transforms our relationship to it. The difference between being trapped in a loop versus being invited into deeper seeing.
Thank you for sharing what you're moving through right now. That takes courage, especially when you're in the thick of it.
I find time fascinating. I hope you don't mind if I share some of my thoughts: In 2011 after a pretty intense spiritual awakening, I became aware that time isn't what we think it is. I've been exploring many of the things you touched on since then. I've found very little answers but many more questions. One thing I've come to see is that everything keeps repeating for our benefit, as in it is so we can work through or process something, though it can feel excruciating sometimes. Also, I think time is more of a lens through which we perceive the world, so we can make sense of it. Without time, we would experience everything all at once. So the linear fashion of time, is kind of a grace for us, but not necessarily the objective truth. A few years ago I came across a book that explores time, called The Order of Time, by the theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli. I highly recommend it.
Hi Kristina, I don't mind at all - I love these deeper conversations about time! Your experience in 2011 sounds profound. The idea of time as a lens rather than objective reality really resonates with me. It makes me think of time almost as a measuring tool we've created to navigate the world, maybe even influenced by our need to organize and structure everything.
The repetition you mention is fascinating - that excruciating feeling when patterns return. How has recognizing this repetition as beneficial changed how you move through those moments? Does awareness of the 'why' make the process any less intense?
Thank you for the Carlo Rovelli recommendation - I've heard wonderful things about that book. Time seems to get more mysterious the more we explore it
Hi, thanks for the response! It's great to connect with someone else who explores these deeper layers of time!
What you said about time being a measuring tool is basically the way I see it. Time is a tool that allows us to process the "events" in our lives. Without it, it would feel like chaos to us. (I mean, even with time, it can still feel like chaos at times!)
You asked if recognizing the repetition as beneficial has changed how I move through those moments, and the answer is absolutely. It doesn't always make the process less intense; the intensity can still be there. But the awareness shifts my internal state from "why is this happening to me again?" to "what is this showing me now?" It transforms the experience from a frustrating loop into a powerful opportunity for deeper understanding or integration.
I'm going through this very thing right now, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish I were done with this lesson already. However, I do understand why it keeps presenting itself. It's helping me to see certain sabotaging beliefs I still carry, and each time this comes up, it forces me to confront what's still lingering in my subconscious. I know if I keep facing it, I will eventually be free from this old way of thinking.
It's like the universe is patiently holding up a mirror, allowing us endless chances to see what we might have missed or avoided the last time around. This shift in my perspective has really allowed me to see it as a grace, even when the lessons feel like torture sometimes.
And yes, the more you explore time, the more mysterious and awe-inspiring it becomes! It's a never-ending source of questions.
What a beautiful reframe - from "why is this happening to me again?" to "what is this showing me now?" That shift in question changes everything about how we meet these moments.
Your point about the universe as patient mirror really strikes me. There's something both humbling and comforting about that endless offering of chances to see what we missed before. Even when it feels like torture, as you say, there's this underlying grace to it.
I'm curious about your observation that the intensity doesn't necessarily lessen with awareness. That feels important - like understanding doesn't always soften the experience, but it transforms our relationship to it. The difference between being trapped in a loop versus being invited into deeper seeing.
Thank you for sharing what you're moving through right now. That takes courage, especially when you're in the thick of it.