1 (edited by calpamu 2007-07-03 03:32:18)

Topic: Worry

Do you ever look around, perhaps more frequently, weather at work or on the way home and think, "It really doesn't matter."
You have thoughts on your mind about were you are, the building you are in, the work you have to do, what people might be thinking about you and you look around and smile and think, "It's all BS, there is not reason to worry about a single thing, it's all nonsense and is irrelevent compared to the infinite self that is you.
It's like being in love, were a presence causes everything to appear unimportant and not worthy of worry.
You receive feelings of "feel good" and "love" and think, "I don't know what's happening but it feels good and I frikken love whoever is doing this."
Feelings of guilt dissapear completely, morality remains, mortality matters not and a greater sense of being abounds.
I really have the feeling that things are starting to speed up, those opposed to the change are rapidly bringing changes into effect, those who bring the change are in no hurry at all.

You know what folks, LOVE, from me to you.

Yeeuck tongue

Re: Worry

calpamu wrote:

Do you ever look around, perhaps more frequently, weather at work or on the way home and think, "It really doesn't matter."

Yep, all the time. I'll be worrying about something stupid, dwelling on it, when all of a sudden I'll have a moment of clarity and think, "Hang on a minute... this doesn't matter at all!" Then I'll take a few deep breaths, smile, and everything's OK again. smile In general though, I'm not really the worrying kind anyway. Which is surprising since I grew up with two of the most anxious people EVER as parents! They think something as trivial as a traffic jam is a reason to get all stressed & worked up. What's the point? Life's too short, after all.

Love to you too calpamu. wink

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain

3 (edited by lyra 2007-07-03 09:00:15)

Re: Worry

calpamu wrote:

Do you ever look around, perhaps more frequently, weather at work or on the way home and think, "It really doesn't matter."   You have thoughts on your mind about were you are, the building you are in, the work you have to do, what people might be thinking about you and you look around and smile and think.........

Yup, but not for this reason:


calpamu wrote:

"It's all BS, there is not reason to worry about a single thing, it's all nonsense and is irrelevent compared to the infinite self that is you.

It's for other reasons.  But yes, I can relate!   



calpamu wrote:

I really have the feeling that things are starting to speed up, those opposed to the change are rapidly bringing changes into effect, those who bring the change are in no hurry at all.

Part of it is also wisdom accrued with age.  Getting older gives you a different perspective on what's really important and what isn't.  As we get older we also realize our own mortality in a way that we didn't acknowledge (usually) when we were in our teens and 20s.  Things we placed value on now fall to the wayside as we realize we don't have all the time in the world and we may not live to be 100. (not that I ever thought I would anyway.)   For all we know we could be dead next month.  So don't worry about the stupid stuff is the new realization.  It's not important.   You notice that old people don't run around freaking about petty shit?  It's because they're 70 and 80. They've lived and learned, and now know better.  big_smile  Not worth it.

Awareness about "the matrix," however one chooses to call it, also makes a lot of what goes on here seem utterly ludicrous.   

Also, another part of it for me anyway involves how when I was in my early 20s I wasn't aware of what I am now at this point, didn't know about certain things and how reality seems to work (for me, anyway.  It does seem to vary for different people.)    Now that I've figured some things out I have more personal power over my reality in a way I hadn't realized 10 years ago, which means I can relax and not worry about stuff that I would have stressed out about years back.  Actually I think we all can do this, but many people haven't gotten to a point where they fully know and trust that they can do this.  It took me over 3 years myself of going back and forth, back and forth.  But once you're there, there's no turning back. 

But it's funny you started this thread because recently I've taken to conjuring up images in my mind of the Hubble deep space photo that shows all these galaxies of all shapes and sizes, tilted every which way.  It really puts it all in perspective!  (well...if it's even real and we're not really living in a reality experiment construct like something out of "Dark City".....cough....)  I try to hold that image in my mind when faced with stupid every day life stuff.  Sometimes I still forget though, but it's one useful method I've found.

"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy shit ... what a ride!"  - Anonymous
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Re: Worry

Worry is like a rocking chair.  It gives you something to do but gets you nowhere.

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Yeah, at work, it's easy to get flustered. Dealing with disgruntled and rowdy customers can be an interesting time, but generally, I'll completely ignore it. A customer is yelling at someone in the line? Continue on as if the person you're serving is the only one there. It takes a stoic mindset to get the job done, but it definitely pays off when at the end of the day, no matter what kind of crap you had to deal with, you feel great. You can look back and realize that even though they're projecting an outward image of being agressive, or generally just unhappy, you come to see that deep down inside, there still is a hurt child buried within them. Recognizing that a lot of issues are a result of people being disconnected almost entirely from the friendly and curious mind, you see them as lost people that you can help in whatever small way, primarily through example.
Once one is able to achieve the mindset of the "beginner" or "child", a state which is receptive and can soak up information, you then build upon this by adopting the "veteran" state which applies the previous state, but assures against any form of attack through a calm and collected, focused and disciplined state of mind.
It's a balance, but I'm convinced these concepts are essential to a happy and productive way of life

"Don't eat any wooden nickels."