When is fear healthy? Is it healthy? Is a portion of it healthy to keep grounded and humble? Do we put expectations on ourselves that are unattainable in turn create situations for us that are fearful? We create our own walls and challenges. We perceive our growing pains as failures. We worry of the future challenges before they are created and we don’t even know what the challenge is. So the build up of what we perceive is clearly more damaging than that of the actual situation. I struggle today with this theory. We worry of what is to come before it is here. We contemplate all the variables associated with that perception created in our minds. the truth of the matter is that the percentages that a situation will turn out different than what our perception is of it is very high. So in essence we are wasting time. We are a very unpredictable species in a broader sense. We as humanity can surprise and be amazing against adversity. We can overcome the unthinkable. We are very passionate about our existence. We strive for joy at all costs. We look for stimulative purpose to substitute for the basic decision to be happy. We need external vices and distractions to give us a synthetic sense joy rather than looking internally… for the wisdom of our existence.
The theory I just described is foreign to most and denied by the same or more. We are conditioned to look to someTHING to give us the internal support.(love, joy,happiness, stimulation). We go through life lonely not seeing that we are not alone in this journey. We are self-destructive. We blame. We make excuses for wasted and lost time. We do not adapt and learn from small failures(challenges). We are cyclicle in nature. We do not break cycles. Our answer is to do as we have always known. We are comfortable. We follow trends and do not lead nor do we want to be the trend setter.
Stepping outside of ourselves is scary. That is where the fear is created,. taking a chance. As I write this I am standing on the threshold of a life changing moment or closing the door and staying pat and never discovering the new horizon. When I am done with this article I will read it myself and reflect.
As an artist i lament the possibilities in life. I can have whatever it is I want. I can do what is possible and anything in life is possible. I look at the world in a pre-creative state of mind. Always looking for inspiration from people and still objects. I always look for the texture and color of life. I want to copy the beauty and express it in my work. I am a very basic artist in the sense that I do not complicate things. I am not a Picasso or Braque. I am not a Dali or Michelangelo. I am a very normal person with average skills. I love what i am capable of doing and I am not trying to sell or pawn myself as a master. Yet I am a master at creating what I love because it is mine. I create MY masterpieces for my enjoyment. I am very passionate about what my soul expresses. If some else is passionate about my work then that is an extra I can enjoy.
I am not fooled into believing I am going to compete for the attention that the very gifted and talented artists have. I am not trying to capture that audience. I do not even want an audience. I would love to inspire others to think the way I do and have a passion for what they love to do and to share it with others. Share it in a very humble way and pay attention to whom enjoys it. Enjoy your work with them and talk with your audience be it one or two persons.
I reflect on where I have traveled in my life, physically and spiritually. It has been a journey. Yet I have wasted precious time and resources. I have pissed away so to speak opportunities that I cannot return to myself. I myself learned this through those experiences. We live in a very comfortable world. We have before us a spoiled culture. If we fail we have a safety net. Lately we have been seeing that the world is very delicate and everything we are so used to having can be taken away in an instant. In a global light we have seen that nature, as we call it can have no mercy on us. Our earth reminds us that we are very small and to appreciate a reprieve we receive daily where there is calm. To enjoy everything we experience daily. To love everyone and give of each other. I do not care nor does it matter what you believe, if you are reading this then you have the luxury of internet access and the time to find this blog. You have the calmness in your life where you have time. Time to reflect on what you have and want. Time to appreciate and create opportunities to enjoy those gifts you are NOW able to enjoy. One day you’ll be detached from these opportunities and will struggle just to survive. Some life a lifetime of calmness. Some live a lifetime of chaos. Some live a lifetime of silence never knowing.
If there is a point to my madness it is to do not take your days and moments for granted. You only have one moment at a time. You are only guaranteed the moment you are in never the next.
I am very happy and appreciative about life. I have chosen to be happy. I make all the positive choices in my perceptive state of mind. I accept happiness as my norm. I fight to defy any and all circumstances as negative. I realize that all is for the good of our journey and all experiences are building blocks for something bigger than us. We are all connected and affect one another. We are love manifested in the flesh.
Why then do I feel like shit sometimes? Why do I feel tired emotionally? How can I rationalize feeling depressed and angry at myself? If I am so “happy” how can I express such joyful advice when I cannot look in the mirror and honestly feel like I am practicing what I am teaching?
We are a human species. Is that a default excuse for humanity? A constant barrage of environmental influences and pressures teach us from a nubile state. We are impressionable. We are naive. We also have the power within us to overcome. The only way we overcome and tap in to that power is to love and value ourselves. We need to be accountable for one another. Our answer is always love. We need to clear the fog. If the fog is too thick we need to take careful steps forward. Slow down. Change your perceptions. Forgive yourself.
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Welcome for those of you that came from my create2inspire blog.
Welcome to those of you that are new to my blogging. I am here to help you change your perceptions of being happy. Being happy is a choice and it is simple as that. Yes it is. It is not something that is forced or achieved by external vices and stimuli. It is a perception of the world around us and how we make choices. We just need to be happy and decide so. Please continue to read with me and lets all become one and figure it out together. Feel free to comment and give me your feedback.
Be happy.
