Moderation

Greetings Friends,
My sincere appreciation for your continued interest in my perspective of LoA. Today’s content is a return to the past commentaries where I took quotes from a book (see the reference in my 1st Posts)of daily Inspirational ideas of figures from the past. These “quotes” are, for the most part; the Adages & Idioms that have helped form Societal Thinking of right & wrong.
The axioms quoted are from a Different time, with ideas that meant something different then but yet Mankind’s consciousness has yet to advance with the technology or the Times.

My opinions are of how I believe LoA would offer a more agreeable viewpoint to the Everyday circumstances we all have experienced. Remember, this is (JMO)Just My Opinion. I welcome comments or questions equally, from those interested in a different answer to the Questions of Life Paths.-(I’m open to Personal, Private consultations)- Keep an Open Mind & an Interested Outlook with the Appreciation of Knowing there IS a reason to BE. Life’s meant to be FUN.!!-JMO ————————————————————–

Today’s Commentary-4/18

Today’ Quote: “Moderation. Small Helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the Secrets of Happiness & good health.”- Julia Child

Author’s Take: It’s OK to indulge ourselves in the finer things available to us, including the actions we take but we should do so with Moderation. As One bite of really good chocolate Tastes better than a Pound of regular chocolate; over-indulgence (One of the 7 Sins!!) can have ill effects & even make us feel angry or guilty. We continue this practice because it’s an Ancient philosophy that makes sense.

Final Thought: “I don’t have to deprive myself-I shouldn’t deprive myself. I can enjoy my favorite things, as long as I do so with Moderation.”
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This pearl of Wisdom, coming from a World renowned Chef, I can only guess that her main focus in life is Food.!! The concept of moderation is one that was instilled in the populace of the generation she experienced, the Depression.!! There was a Great scarcity of everything. She took the lesson of her life, to use what you had & make it last because there was no guarantee of the next…So she ParaPhrased the Idiom to suit her menu.

The agreement of taking a Fair Share is approved by the masses & maybe only a Bit more. The Physical & emotional effects of overindulging should be a deterrent. Since this is an old philosophy that has some beneficial aspects, we continue to follow the concept.

An “Affirmation” to remind me to follow an old ideal without regard to My feelings…Also opening the possibility to focus on what is Not wanted.!!
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This is a mixed bag. Yes, moderation is appropriate in the proper setting. As Be-ings Human we do over indulge on occasions. Some are intentional, others impulse driven. You wouldn’t want to eat ALL the food intended for the Rest of your life, today.!! Maybe not even the week’s fare. But that’s not Moderation, that’s living life Incrementally; eating the Elephant One bite at a time.
As is the case with most habits, they are the result of Man’s earliest experiences that the Lifestyle our ancestors were forced to live. They hunted and/or grew the food they ate, cut & carried timber & rocks to build their homes, they kept the community’s population down, all to Minimize use & Maximize longevity.
It was put into words, research shows; as early as c.250-184bc.(Oxford Reference) by a Roman comic, Plautus. (even then it was made fun of…)

As this concept was observed to control the behavior of the people, the leaders & their aids refined the idea into a Mantra of sorts. By controlling consumption by the masses, those in control had access to more for themselves. When this became a “religious” theme is unclear as there is no direct mention of moderation other than as an Aside to advice given. The closest to Moderation traditional beliefs hold is as “Gluttony”; one of 7 Deadly Sins.

Life causes you to Want &/or to want More. To stem the flow of energy that is everything is counter-intuitive. Permission to “have just a Little More” from anyone, to most is offensive or at least annoying. This idea, this unwritten rule, this perspective of believers is both the Carrot & the Stick. People are (more) concerned with what others might think of them if they are Not moderating their behavior. Mental “breakdowns’ ‘ sometimes allow the person to over-ride the inhibitions & overindulge to the point of fatal effects. These people are still judged.

You (we) are an Extension of the Energy that creates worlds, Source(some say god); that is the Eternal consciousness of LOVE. The larger part of that extension is still a Non-Physical energy having chosen to have a Physically Focused experience in this Time/Space reality as a Non-Physical extension of the Universal consciousness. We call this Life. This extension, this connection is your Inner-Being(I-B) (some say soul or spirit) that has a perspective about Everything you think about. As the Eternal consciousness, joined with your Physical/mental brain; I-B knows all you want & guides you on/toward/or down your Path to your Wants. Negative emotion indicates your current thought, belief, action plan…is not taking you to your desire. If you feel this while partaking of food or alcohol or love, it’s your I-B telling you to find another thought that feels closer to LOVE…OR change your situation by Not participating.

Law of Attraction is the Universal manager of the energy of Source.!! Since you/we are the Physical embodiment of that Extension of Source Energy, you create your own reality with the Thought & Emotional vibrations offered with every thought. LoA gathers the Like energy/vibrations together to Create real(ity) things. Applying the process of paying more attention to your Feelings and less to What-Is (current reality) only works if there is a Desire to exercise control. The world’s full of examples of Over-Indulgence that are Self induced & perpetuated: Drug & Alcohol addiction (& the many others)…These are not diseases or Mental disorders but labels created to scare, control & confuse our Natural state of Well-Being. Most deviations from reasonable & sufficient indulgences are brought on because of the Beliefs of the person about any issue that resulted in a loss of Joy, that we are not properly trained to handle. So, depression, anxiety, paranoia, anger & extremes of these also, Be-come the new Habit but more importantly, the New FOCUS of ATTENTION. LoA is equal in its response to Vibration & gathers the Like energies, whether WE think they’re good, bad or indifferent. The longer the focus is on the current What-Is & not the Desired experience, LoA holds the thinker in that pattern…(this is what I have & I don’t like it but this is what I have & I don’t like it it this is what I have…)

So, is Moderation a good idea? Best answer, Yes.!! Overdoing anything almost always causes some physical discomfort & sometimes more often that not; emotional confusion.

We create our own reality. We have the ability to change the way we perceive what we observe & we have the ability to Change the way we feel about it.!! Until we can Feel about it as our I-B does, when we Don’t feel a Negative Emotion when we think of any subject, we will continue to feel Negative Emotion. Life will still have “Contrast” from which to find the Wanted & Liked aspects, to find Appreciation in what is observed, wanting More & Expanding the Universe by creating from the leading Edge of Thought.!! In today’s terms; We have the Choice in Everything. Believing that it always Works Out makes our choices easier.-JMO

Happpy Creating!!