What Is Fun?

As I arrive at my first morning in Illinois, my senses are heavy.  The air, the memories, the hope for the future all feel SO heavy.  I don't exactly know why.  But, I am wondering.

What feels appropriate? What feels doable? What feels right? Leaning into the discomfort and dissolving.  Dissipating. Letting go.

The Benefits of Letting Go

Emotional growth, better problem solving, resolution of psychological problems, lifestyle transformations; these are a few of the measurable benefits of letting go.

"The goal of letting go is the elimination of the very source of all suffering and pain. This sounds radical and startling, and it is! Ultimately, all negative feelings stem from the same source. When enough negative feelings have been relinquished, that source reveals itself. When the source itself is let go of and dis-identified with, the ego dissolves.

Lifestyle 

A lot of our activities and attachments are based on fear and anger, guilt and pride. As these negative feelings are relinquished in any given area, we move to courage. In that level, changes in life begin to occur. Or, if we choose to continue the same activity, the motivation is different and, consequently, we will experience different results than in the past. The emotional payoff will at least be different. Instead of from satisfaction, we may experience joy. We may find ourselves doing the same activity as before, but now we do it out of enjoyment rather than obligation. We do it because we want to, not because we have to. The energy requirement will certainly be much less. 

One delightful discovery we will make is that our capacity for love is far beyond what we ever dreamed. The more we let go, the more loving we become. More and more of our life will be spent doing things that we love to do, with people for whom we feel increasing love. As this happens, or life becomes transformed. We look different. People respond differently to us. We are relaxed, happy and easy going. People are attracted to us because they feel comfortable and happy around us. Waitresses and cab drivers suddenly mysteriously become attentive and courteous, and we will wonder, "What has come over this world?" The answer to this question is, "You have."

As we let go the negative, we come into our own power. It happens on its own. Happiness was in there all along and now it shines forth after the to it have been surrendered. We are now influencing everyone with whom we come into contact in a favorable way. Love is the most powerful of the emotional energy vibrations. For love, people will go to any lengths and do things that they would never do for any amount of money. 

When the negative blocks and "I can'ts" are removed, while new areas of life open up to us. Success stems from doing what we like to do best, but most people are tired down to what that imagine that have to do. As limitations are relinquished, while new adventures of creativity and expression become available...

There are literally thousands of examples that could be cited of the rapid expansions that take place in people's life when the I can'ts are surrendered. Life situations, often of long standing, may be suddenly resolved. 

Paradoxically, such breakthroughs and expansions may be updating to friends and family members because of the shift of balance. Things that we had done out of constriction, fear, guilt, or a sense of duty may be suddenly thrown overboard. New levels of consciousness change perception and new horizons open up. Many of the motives that drive people may suddenly become meaningless. Such things as money, fame, esteem, position, prestige, power, ambition, competitiveness, and the need for security diminish. They are replaced by the motivations of love, cooperation, fulfillment, freedom, creative expression, expression of consciousness, understanding, and spiritual awareness. There tends to be more reliance on intuition and feelings than on thinking, reason, and logic... Rigid patterns give way to flexibility. Safety and security become less important than Discovery and exploration. Personal lives pick up momentum, and movement replaced stuck-in-a-rut life patterns. 

One surprising observation about the mechanism of letting go is that major changes can take place very rapidly. Lifetime patterns can suddenly disappear, and long-standing inhibitions can be let go of in a matter of minutes, hours, it days. Rapid changes are accompanied by by an increased aliveness. The life energy set free by the letting go of negativity now flows into positive attitudes, thoughts, and feelings, with a progressive increase in personal power. Thoughts are now more effective. More is accomplished with less effort. Intention is made powerful by the removal of doubts, fears, and inhibitions. With the removal of negativity, dynamic forces are unloosed, so that what we once impossible dreams now become actualized goals." (Letting Go, Dr. David Hawkins Ch. 16)

Maybe I just don't have any original thoughts right now, but all that I am reading, and re-reading, seems new and inspiring to me.  

I share with you, perhaps to spark a little inspiration as well, not to proselytize, or preach or pander.  Just to wander and wonder, through the collective mindscape.  Just to be in the moment and feel what comes up, feel how I feel about it coming up and to surrender to whatever I can and cannot do about any of it.  

I surrender, not into pieces, but into Peace.  Now that's fun!

And what would life be like without my Daily Discovery? There's this little gem and the Wolf song above.  I laugh! Negative feelings disappear! It's the little things, the simple things! Fun, fun and fun again!!! 😎