Is it more exciting to pursue what you love than actually have it?
Let’s say you have a desire (you know, great health, wealth, relationship, home, job, location, etc.) The feelings for it create excitement for what is possible, what can be. You like that feeling of excitement for receiving desires – it’s fun, mysterious, surprising for when, how, where it will arrive. When the desire begins to be fulfilled, we no longer have the feelings of want that originate deep within. Sometimes we can get attached to liking the “lack” of a desire because the lack of it produces the feeling of excitement for what can be! Not having our desire gives us a focus to pursue. It gives us something to WANT, life force, purpose, goal, and feelings of excitement imagining it. Our mind is in the future. However, at some point we wake up and want to feel fulfillment in the present moment, Now! How can we nurture feelings of excitement or joy in the present moment? One way is to make a list of when present moment joy is felt and include that in our present: • A blue-sky clear day soaking in fresh air and sunshine • Live music, dancing • Enlightening conversation with a friend • Staring at the ocean, feeling the breeze • Creating artistically • Being quiet, still, eyes closed, breathing deeply, calm Instead of wanting the feeling of excitement for a desire, how about creating feelings of fulfillment in the present moment? I love synchronicity. Last night, after exploring desires, my eyes found a movie titled: Hector and the Search for Happiness. Christopher Plummer says at the end: Instead of “pursuit of happiness,” humans tend to focus on the “happiness of pursuit.” You never get there with that behavior, it’s always beyond your experience because you love the pursuit of it. What is the cause of that focus on pursuit? Maybe a belief that it isn’t really possible because you haven’t experienced it yet? Maybe a parent demonstrated or said it’s not possible? Messages can be etched in our subconscious with invisible ink, surfacing and we don’t see it. Being aware of our behavior, embracing and exploring it, can change how we feel through exposure of it. Journaling is so helpful in exploring a thought, asking questions, and honestly answering. We may feel fear that we may fail at nourishing and allowing our desire in. A lifelong journey of experiences demonstrates that, yes, we can learn as long as we are open. Look around. See evidence, feel your breath in this moment to bring you back to the present. Our paths allow that which we desire and allow us to enjoy every moment now. We don’t have to wait for it, wish for it, imagine it. Look around and see it Now. You’ve got this!
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