I was thinking earlier what it is I might like about a specific area of interest. And in this process I extended that desire further to see what it would feel like. As I did this, I realized my thoughts had taken me to a place which reflected something I didn’t want. So, while the not wanted received more than 68 seconds of my focus, I quickly snapped myself back to here and began slowly releasing the previous energy. Through this, I learned what I wanted. It was a good exercise in deciphering.
It’s interesting, because we grow up believing this twisted, false premise that in order to release something from our lives, we need to push against it. We need to talk about why we don’t want it, all the implications of how something is most undesirable, how other’s don’t want it, all the conversations that engage the not wanting. The false premise being, of course, that if we talk about something enough, we’ll have learned all there is to know about it and in the process keep ourselves away from experiencing whatever it is we don’t want. In essence we're taught to Push Against.
Releasing simply means giving our attention to something wanted. It’s like holding a balloon in the wind. To keep the balloon from flying away, we must hold onto the string tightly. However, should anything distract our attention and we loosen our grip on the string, the balloon can fly away freely.
So, too, goes the things unwanted in my life. It’s hard, sometimes, to not give the unwanted our attention. It really is very compelling and interesting, and sometimes so damn habitual – we might not know what to think if we didn’t think the unwanted. I'm finding out, lately, that if I close my eyes and see myself as a kite, floating gently and easily across the sky, going to wherever the wind has set its course, that which I am not wanting is released from my attention, making room for more pleasurable, if not blissful, experiences.
I'm discovering that it’s true what Abraham says: reach for the feeling and not the thought. Reach for the memory of a delicious feeling or emotion, or just one that feels better than the previous, the thoughts will soon form. They’ll soon come to me, because it’s law.
There really is nothing I have to do, or attempt to think. All I’ve ever had to do is what feels best, from wherever I stand. That’s it. But, it does require a conversation with oneself. It does require being so in tune with myself that I know what I'm feeling. This does require I stay awake and aware and commit myself to the idea that Nothing Is More Important Than I Feel Good; not Think Good.
Without accepting this concept, this idea, I have no gauge; I will have no compass or touchstone. Each and every circumstance, condition, or event gives me another opportunity to know who I am, to strengthen my confidence in my knowledge, and to employ my understanding for the foundation I'm creating.
I am my Touchstone ~ I am my Constant ~ I am my Creator ~ I am my Buried Treasure ~ I am my Heart's Desir
It’s interesting, because we grow up believing this twisted, false premise that in order to release something from our lives, we need to push against it. We need to talk about why we don’t want it, all the implications of how something is most undesirable, how other’s don’t want it, all the conversations that engage the not wanting. The false premise being, of course, that if we talk about something enough, we’ll have learned all there is to know about it and in the process keep ourselves away from experiencing whatever it is we don’t want. In essence we're taught to Push Against.
Releasing simply means giving our attention to something wanted. It’s like holding a balloon in the wind. To keep the balloon from flying away, we must hold onto the string tightly. However, should anything distract our attention and we loosen our grip on the string, the balloon can fly away freely.
So, too, goes the things unwanted in my life. It’s hard, sometimes, to not give the unwanted our attention. It really is very compelling and interesting, and sometimes so damn habitual – we might not know what to think if we didn’t think the unwanted. I'm finding out, lately, that if I close my eyes and see myself as a kite, floating gently and easily across the sky, going to wherever the wind has set its course, that which I am not wanting is released from my attention, making room for more pleasurable, if not blissful, experiences.
I'm discovering that it’s true what Abraham says: reach for the feeling and not the thought. Reach for the memory of a delicious feeling or emotion, or just one that feels better than the previous, the thoughts will soon form. They’ll soon come to me, because it’s law.
There really is nothing I have to do, or attempt to think. All I’ve ever had to do is what feels best, from wherever I stand. That’s it. But, it does require a conversation with oneself. It does require being so in tune with myself that I know what I'm feeling. This does require I stay awake and aware and commit myself to the idea that Nothing Is More Important Than I Feel Good; not Think Good.
Without accepting this concept, this idea, I have no gauge; I will have no compass or touchstone. Each and every circumstance, condition, or event gives me another opportunity to know who I am, to strengthen my confidence in my knowledge, and to employ my understanding for the foundation I'm creating.
I am my Touchstone ~ I am my Constant ~ I am my Creator ~ I am my Buried Treasure ~ I am my Heart's Desir
