Today’s Vibe Choice -2/1
Greetings all,
This may be a new point of view to most who read this Blog. This Blog is somewhat different in perspective than few may accept. I am offering a common sense understanding of how I see the Law of Attraction as it relates to the everyday things we all do. We all have “issues” that come from our Perspectives & beliefs; from where we want to feel “relief”.
Today’s thought: Thinking and Spirituality
“Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is to peel the potatoes.”- Alan W. Watts
Author’s Take: Thinking so intently or to the point that we are Distracted so as not to notice the world around us or being able to appreciate what we observe with quiet reflection. We should Pay Attention to our surroundings, as a matter of safety but we take time to feel the warmth of the day, the sounds of nature and the quiet of our inner mind.
Ending Thought: “I will close my eyes and allow myself to be in the world-and the world to be in me-without trying to attach words to what I am experiencing.”
————————————————————– These are great aphorisms. They are Light Natured and intended to evoke feelings of happiness. I appreciate that. The idea I feel is important here is that you can be happy doing the tasks of everyday life without being analytical. Enjoy the task at hand and it’s successful completion, not thinking that the action is needed to appease any higher authority.
If you believe that you’re Spiritual, then you will act according to your beliefs.(A belief is just a Habit of Thought that is Continually Reinforced.) However, it is not the Action that makes you spiritual but the Belief that you are! Therefore, if you think that a beautiful sunset, a quiet mountain view, a kindness you witness or anything that gives you a Feeling of connection with the belief you hold; can make you happy, then the common theme is the Feeling you have IS where the happiness comes from & Not from the Conditions you’re observing.!!
Conversely, the opposite is also true. If you approach a task with the feelings of dread, regret or anger, performing the task will give you a feeling of being unhappy. The general outcome may Not be as well as Wanted or intended.
If you really want to be happy, you only have to decide to be. No outside influence is necessary or possible. Your thoughts create your Emotions. Your interpretations of your emotions are the FEELings experienced as a result of your Point of Attraction. The previous examples did not, Can not MAKE you…anything. Only your thoughts, imagination or desire can cause you to feel the way you do & it’s the Feeling you Follow into Action(that you think will make you feel better in doing it). It’s your Choice.
The past, where many live, daily; provides many memories of glad times as well as the bad times. When those incidents occurred, we attach an emotional feeling to it; good or bad. When we recall the memory, the same Feeling returns. After time & repeated recollections of the same “happy” event, it loses its Luster and BeComes more everyday, less Special. Humans have a tendency to remember the Bad times with greater ease than the Good times & with more fervor. Consequently, most people experience more of the UnWanted than of the Wanted. This direction of thought or belief creates more resistance to the Allowing of what is Wanted.!!, by attracting More of the same energy as a result of the thought or attention to it.!!
So how do we live with our memories and the corresponding emotions or feelings that go with them and still find a way to appreciate and live in the Now??
The simple answer is to Not think about the past or apply that experience; the feelings and emotions created at the time, to the experiences of NOW. This is an esoteric concept. The mind is accustomed, having been trained from early on, to “remember the past, lest it be repeated”. In theory, this is a good practice as a guide to living in today’s world. This is also where we begin to create the resistance to what we want and where we want to be. The 1st “consequence”/manifestation of the resistance, to allowing the Wanted, to our Attention of the UnWanted is the Negative Emotions we feel.!!
I feel that the greater portion of people get the idea that they have some control of their lives but then it’s taken to mean they have the right or obligation to control others and Bring them Around to thinking like everyone else. The masses are expected to conform to the will or direction of a few. However, since there are More (minds/thoughts/vibrations of) people that Want & maintain their focus on personal Freedoms instead of Authoritarian control, they will Overcome the Lesser will. “Good always Wins” because there IS more Good, proportionately…!!
The Law of Attraction can guide us in understanding our thought processes and how they created what we observe around us. Our emotions are the Guidance System that tells us how we feel about what we are thinking. More importantly, our emotions indicate; to a greater degree, how our Inner-Being feels about the same subject and whether we are Resisting the Allowing our I-B knows we want. That indication provides us with the choice of what we can do about what we are doing. This is usually followed by an Inspiration to Act. It may come as a shock at 1st because it might seem a likely course to follow. This is where most fall into Frustration of the lack or delay. This is creating By Default.!! When you have a Feeling/Emotion that you “missed” the thought that bore it, review where it came from. If you “feel” it wasn’t Your thought, then it is from your Connection to Source, as the Extension of Source all Living Be-ings are.
When the New thoughts arrive, most tend to overthink or analyze them. If uncomfortable (for now) following Inspirations, then follow your Gut. If the thought doesn’t feel good, change your focus to something else that feels better, starting with the perspective of the moment. If it feels good, we are on the right path to allowing what we want, from the current experience.
Taking the Zen idea of the potato; we can Enjoy peeling potatoes if it provides a moment of mental peace and clarity or we can Hate peeling potatoes because we cut our finger (once…); or any other reason for not Wanting to peel potatoes.
We all have things we Have to Do in our daily existence that are unpleasant or disagreeable but they still need to be done in order to Co-Exist in our current society. We can decide to enjoy the task and the end result or we can resent the task. Most simply complain about it because it Has to be done. Complaining sets up a thread of complain-able topics to complain about…ad nauseum.
I feel that what they are really saying here is to appreciate the NOW. This moment in time. Take in the joy of what you observe that gives you pleasure, pay no attention to what you Don’t Like.!! This can be done by not talking about it, without expressing an opinion of it, without analyzing it but by just Appreciating the moment, the Now. Continued observance of What-Is (called Reality) holds it in place, creating More of the same and not allowing Expansion of our Physical experience.
The Choice is always ours. Wanting to Feel Good about what we do would make life more enjoyable. Finding the Best feeling in the moment will lead you along the Path of Least resistance (or of More Allowing!) to the Desire your I-B knows you want. That is the purpose of life, to enjoy it the most we can. We create our own reality, with our Thought Emotional vibrations offered from our perspectives.-JMO
Happy Creating!!
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