S. Sean Tretheway > Quotes

“But how do we perceive reality without going through the filters? Is that even possible?” “Yes, you can clear the filters and patterns.” “How?” “Love, forgiveness, and gratitude. Those are the keys that unlock Grace.”
― S. Sean Tretheway, Beyond The Road

“Forget about the outcome, Jack. Don’t write for someone who might read it. Write it as something you would like to read. You can’t please an imaginary audience, but you can please yourself.” “Okay, that makes sense. I’ll try that.” “Oh and, one other thing. No matter how much you want to, don’t re-read anything you’ve written.” “But ...” “No exceptions. No re-reading. If you do you’ll edit and that’s an endless loop that you’ll never get out of.”
― S. Sean Tretheway, Beyond The Road

“The good news is that the majority of humans on earth want peace, a place to live, a purpose in life, and the essentials. If we can all align ourselves to that end, maybe we do have a chance. “As for the point of cleaning up this garden, or anything else for that matter, the reward is not in the result, but in the action and not just in the action, but the intention of the action. Every tiny act, with the proper intention, adds up and contributes to the overall intention of the universe.”
― S. Sean Tretheway, Beyond The Road

“You may not understand this now, but when you take from others, you are actually taking something from yourself. And likewise, when you give to others, you give something to the whole universe.”
― S. Sean Tretheway, The Road to the Heart

“Blazer showed him how much nicer it was to live in a clean environment and how much better for one’s general mental state. He taught StevieT that if you lived in a messy environment, your mind got messy and your overall life followed in response. It was an energy thing, according to Blazer. But that’s another story. StevieT also noticed that women felt more comfortable when it was clean.”
― S. Sean Tretheway, The Road to the Heart

“Even when I had everything, I still felt like something was missing. But, what’s wrong with having things?” “Nothing. There’s nothing wrong with having anything you want. But, when you become attached to things, when they become a part of your identity, when the loss of something causes you suffering, that’s when you are going to find that you are not satisfied, that nothing can satisfy you. “When you are not attached to anything, you get everything. Look at what we have here! We have a great cabin in a beautiful place, fire in the fireplace and food on the table. What more could we ask for?” “But, we don’t own it, it’s not really ours.” “Look Jack, no one can own anything. First of all everything is temporary. Nothing lasts forever. And even if the things last a long time, we don’t! So even if you own everything, some day you will die and then what do you have? “People who accumulate things and become attached to them, suffer from fear of loss. They feel they have to protect everything. They are constantly worried about people stealing from them. They build fortresses and live behind bars. They become prisoners of all the stuff they accumulate. They have to care for it and take it with them or make sure it’s being looked after.”
― S. Sean Tretheway, Beyond The Road

“It becomes baggage that they carry everywhere with them. Look at all the stuff you had before. It’s gone now. Do you miss it? People have garages and sheds full of boxes. If you asked them what’s in the boxes, they often wouldn’t know. “If everything was destroyed in a fire or something, you’d probably be hard put to say what was missing. Then, every ten years or so, you decide to go through the boxes intending to get rid of most of the contents. You open it up and say, ‘Oh there’s that theatre ticket I had when I took Martha to the movies for the first time. I can’t throw that out!’ So you put it back in the box and put it away and forget about it until ten years later, when you go through the whole process again. “It’s like we have to hang on to everything in our past because somehow all that stuff, all those souvenirs, all those memories, add up to who we are. When we forget who we really are and identify with our stories, we become attached. But what happens when we die? The relatives go through the boxes, they find the old movie ticket and it means nothing to them. They say, ‘Hmmm … what do you want to do with this old ticket? You want it? I don’t want it, do you want it? Nah, chuck it out.’ A lifetime of hoarding and protecting and hanging on means nothing. Wasted energy. Sure, the memory is nice, but you don’t need an old piece of paper to remind you of that. If the memory of the first time you took Martha to the movies is important, you will keep it in your heart. But it’s not more important than the present moment. And if you constantly compare the good old days to what is happening today, then you will find that you are never satisfied, never happy with the way things are now.”
― S. Sean Tretheway, Beyond The Road

“The only way to keep a secret is to keep it a secret that you have a secret to keep.”
― S. Sean Tretheway, The Roadless Traveller

“We are making up our lives as we go along. Our perception of what is happening creates what is happening. If you are brought up thinking gloom and doom, lack and fear, then that is what you will perceive and everything in your life will be tinted with those colours. If you are brought up to believe that everything is okay and that everything happens for a reason, then you will find that everything does happen for a reason. However you expect reality to be, that’s what you will perceive.”
― S. Sean Tretheway, Beyond The Road