HAVING A HIGHER LIFE
We all know about higher enjoyments because we all experience them from time to time -- creative expression, loving connection, beauty, etc. The key to elevating our experience of life is to increase the frequency of such exquisitely fulfilling moments until we can have them often everyday.
Enjoyments are good; they affirm and give meaning to life. But you may have noticed, as I have, that with physical pleasure, we quickly reach a point of saturation beyond which there is a diminishing return. We can eat or have sex only so much until we find enjoyment turns into indifference ... and if pushed far enough, can even turn into repulsion, distress or pain.
However, higher enjoyments are more spiritual in nature and don’t play out this way. When we’re creating, loving, giving and joyfully playing, the excitement and pleasure we feel is tremendously expansive and we don’t easily reach a saturation point. What’s more, we set a chain reaction in motion. Instead of the pleasure diminishing, it magnifies and multiplies. This is because higher enjoyments come from expanding our sense of self and putting our spiritual goodness out into the world. And this usually increases our positive energy and brings us some good in return.
We may call this living in creative spirit. It’s what I believe having a divine life is truly about. The more we enjoy ourselves at this higher level, the more fulfilled and whole (‘holy’) we are.
Goodness and joy to all, Joseph.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
KEY TO EXPANDING AWARENESS
While thought guides many of our decisions and actions it can also disconnect us from reality. There have been times when I’ve actually ‘seen’ a nickel instead of a quarter in my hand because a thought told me that was what to expect.
Thought has an important function but there are many times when it can actually get in our way. It can become a barrier to experiencing and knowing, and sometimes even worse. Has any of the following happened to you?
Did you ever get so lost in thought that you crossed the street without looking; left your house and didn’t know if you locked the door; didn’t hear what someone said; read many words on a page without registering their meaning; missed your train stop or a highway exit; didn’t know where you put your keys, etc.
It’s not unusual for such things to occur; we may often lose contact with the surrounding world, make false assumptions, and act unconsciously when lost in thought.
Thus, a simple secret to expanding awareness: FOCUS ON WHAT’S HAPPENING EACH MOMENT WITHOUT DRIFTING OFF INTO THOUGHT OR MAKING ASSUMPTIONS!
When you need time to think something out, take it. But for the most part stay focused in the HERE and NOW. That’s where life is actually unfolding and when actions cause outcomes.
The more sharply and clearly we experience the reality of each moment, the more successful we can be at taking the appropriate actions for getting the good results that we want.
Goodness and joy to all, Joseph.
SPREAD AWARENESS ... FORWARD THESE THOUGHTS TO FRIENDS.
While thought guides many of our decisions and actions it can also disconnect us from reality. There have been times when I’ve actually ‘seen’ a nickel instead of a quarter in my hand because a thought told me that was what to expect.
Thought has an important function but there are many times when it can actually get in our way. It can become a barrier to experiencing and knowing, and sometimes even worse. Has any of the following happened to you?
Did you ever get so lost in thought that you crossed the street without looking; left your house and didn’t know if you locked the door; didn’t hear what someone said; read many words on a page without registering their meaning; missed your train stop or a highway exit; didn’t know where you put your keys, etc.
It’s not unusual for such things to occur; we may often lose contact with the surrounding world, make false assumptions, and act unconsciously when lost in thought.
Thus, a simple secret to expanding awareness: FOCUS ON WHAT’S HAPPENING EACH MOMENT WITHOUT DRIFTING OFF INTO THOUGHT OR MAKING ASSUMPTIONS!
When you need time to think something out, take it. But for the most part stay focused in the HERE and NOW. That’s where life is actually unfolding and when actions cause outcomes.
The more sharply and clearly we experience the reality of each moment, the more successful we can be at taking the appropriate actions for getting the good results that we want.
Goodness and joy to all, Joseph.
SPREAD AWARENESS ... FORWARD THESE THOUGHTS TO FRIENDS.
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