When you can view life as a temporary state of being, then temporary emotions can help you feel more human or for lots of us, human and humane without having emotions defining your identity or credibility or keeping you swirling in past memories.
In talking about emotions and looking at the emotional spectrum here, it wasn’t that I had a challenge moving out of the low vibe survival zone… it was that I had a challenge expressing joy.
One day (today) I looked at my habits, clothes and behavior to see that it was all centered around expressing joy in private ways. Turns out that hiding joy is a lot of work and actually, selfish.
Let’s quickly explore where my joy cork lived, so I can freely and joyfully share a quick story about the powerful emotion of joy in action with real results! As you know during a transformation or transmutation, the past lid needs to be seen, felt and released so as you read please be aware and write down whatever comes up for you to clear or empty any remaining survivors guilt pieces.
Here’s my lid: A kitchen scene where my post-divorce healed sister was joyfully walking through with a bounce in her step, nice outfit and new hairdo. Then in an a instant her mother asked her to settle down. To which I replied, “Why?”
Now, I can see where my fear of joy lives in an untruth:
Act happy and you will be shut down or put in your place.
Now, I can see the past as learned language and programs to keep people small, so they wouldn’t get hurt (not safe).
Now, I can see why I “ran away” and became an adrenaline junkie, so I could surround myself where joy was expressed naturally (unsustainable).
When I returned “home” and asked about my adventures, I joyfully showed photos and the next day was told to watch my bragging.
So I ran again, then found myself sharing this story two days ago to see joy is still with me. And I want to participate in mood monitoring (colorful) instead of doom updates (black & white).
There was a statement I carried and forgot a year ago before returning back into the underworld:
The world needs examples of pure joy, so if you want to go ride the jet ski and someone else doesn't want to...
Ride!
Ride with no guilt, blame or shame; just ride.
And so I did, and almost got hurt until I didn’t.
Funny and true story: I rented a jet ski in a dark country and went over the time limit. Upon reluctantly returning, not because the joy ride was finished, but because there was a mob of five very angry people ready to harm me... until they saw my JOY!
My true joy melted them.
I took full responsibility and told the truth that I lost track of time in another world out there and would pay the overage. My joy was still beaming and they were drinking it in. Then they invited me into their home for lunch.
Joy wins when it is natural and truthful; when you wear it well!
Joy wants more play and less run time.
Joy wants more seek and less hide.
Joy wants to reach every one
without reason, season or status… because:
You see the world based on how you feel.
You see what you feel.
You see?!
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Here are some lyrics to read before you blast some music and dance to ignite your built-in joy radio:
I don’t know where I’m going, but I sure know where I’ve been. Hanging on the promises and songs of yesterday, and I’ve made up my mind
🎶 I ain’t 🎸 wasting no more time.🥁