MM#03:

Last Week We Talked About Fear

Last week we talked about fear.

And this week we will talk about the opposite of fear:

FUN!

I know, traditionally fun is not considered the direct opposite of fear.

But why not?

To be in the feeling of fun means you are not feeling fear.

At least I hope not. I don’t know what kind of fun you are having…

Oh, sure. Ok, a scary movie or a roller coaster ride. That can feel like fun and fear at the same time.

Which maybe makes the point more clearly. The two are ends of a single pole. To feel fear and fun in a movie or ride or what-have-you means you are tittering from one end of the pole to the other. From fear to fun and back again.

From fear to fun and back again

I used to like fearful things.

I used to think if I really set my mind to it I could make a truly terrifying horror movie.

I still think I could. If I set my mind to it. If I am having fun with it.

But I no longer find the fearful stuff as much fun. Because I do not want to be in fear. I’d rather be in fun.

I’d rather stick to the fun end of the pole rather than the fearful one.

Having Fun

Last night I posted from a low feeling place that I had to work my way back out of. And I did.

In fact I am proud of myself for finding new ways to bring myself out of that feeling. In the past I may have not gotten out so easily or at all. At least not for some time.

Until I got back to some fun.

Fun has a way of making life feel more exuberant and joyful. Of course it does. Isn’t that the definition of fun? To be living joyfully and exuberantly?

Well, ok, not exactly.

But it should be.

Getting my mind off it

The biggest thing I remembered last night is something Abraham Hicks always talks about, too.

Whenever you get so intent on accomplishing something, no matter how good it is or how important it is to you, you can get overwhelmed with the focus of getting it done.

Sometimes it is just a good idea to take your mind off of the subject.

Get your mind out of the way. Give it a break. Let is rest. Turn the gears off. Allow for new mental processings and new ideas to begin to form.

When you get so focused on accomplishing and doing something a particular way, you set yourself to get there through that means and no other.

That may easily set you up for failure. Most likely does and has and will.

It is far better to allow for the possibility that anything is possible and that the task at hand can be done in any number of ways.

I wanted to mention a slogan for a peanut buttery chocolate cup candy but think I could get sued for it.

There’s no one way to…

Do you believe that anything is possible?

That you can get to some place, any place, in many different ways?

If you can even begin to believe that, you must understand that the way you are trying to force your life to go does not have to be the only way for it to go.

Open yourself to possibilities.

When anything is possible, life unfolds in miraculous ways. Really. Believe it and you will see it.

So I had to get myself out of my own way.

Last night was a build up of tension and resistance to allowing my life to unfold in the ways I believe it can.

I was trying to force my way ahead. I was trying to know the answers and know the path.

And I was trying to push it faster than it could go. To do too much too soon.

I was reminded to let it go. Allow it to be. Get my mind off of it.

So I did. Today I didn’t try to have any answers. I didn’t try to figure anything out. I didn’t try to accomplish anything but distraction from my worries.

I just played and enjoyed creative exploration with my children and thought about fictional stories and plot ideas and drove to new places and discovered new beauty right here in my local area.

And I did not worry. And I had a great day.

So much easier without the stress and tension of feeling the weight of a dozen or a hundred or a thousand unfinished tasks at hand. I didn’t even look at my to-do list.

Now, the magic is happening. The writing is flowing.

And now it is done. Time for more distraction as intended:

Time to edit some vocals.

Music time.

Peace out.

Thank you for reading.

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Blessings to you all.

Matthew