Existence, Consciousness, and Reality

I’m Convinced All of This Isn’t Real

Nap more because waking life is exhausting

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I woke up from a nap today and landed myself into an existential crisis of sorts. It’s funny how naps are different from night-sleeping. We’re so used to waking up in the morning and forgetting where we’ve just been. But when we nap, it feels different waking up — at least for me. I wake up from naps these days and I’m like, “holy shit, am I back here again?”

My dreams during naps are the most vivid. Always. I hang out with dead loved ones, my spirit guides, I go to Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and ride the rides without waiting in line, and run around with superheroes fighting bad guys. Can you blame me if when I wake up, I’m like “good grief”?

Today I was really hit hard when I woke up. I felt the “other side” so strongly. This isn’t real. This isn’t the most real, I should say. This is an illusion right here. This is a puppet show. The puppeteers are our higher selves who are over there pulling the strings. When we sleep, they get a coffee break.

This is the set of Mister Rogers. We’re surrounded by puppets in our houses and backyards, and they are really convincingly self-aware. They have their own problems and relationships, and they’re trying to draw us into them. But we can put our shoes on and go have a beautiful day in the neighborhood if we want to.

In between episodes, we get to hang out in the green room backstage and have fun. This is the dream world, guys. We have happy hours with our soul friends, we have a grand old time laughing and enjoying each other, and sometimes we even have orgies. I am barely making a metaphor here — it’s true.

So, we all need to take more naps. Why? Because we need a break from puppeteering.

None of This Is Real

Stop and realize that this is all a manifestation that we create in the morning when we wake up. We can’t really get out of it but we can liberate ourselves by not believing in the story anymore. It’s like a TV show that draws you into the plot. But you have the choice to turn off the TV completely.