I’ve got a bit of a quicker tid bit for you today. It came to me this week when talking to someone about the activities we get involved in to shape our lives.
I heard this ten or fifteen years ago and kind of got it then but I really get it now. When I was… ahem… younger, I loved to drink beer. I’d hang with friends and have philosophical conversations about the world’s problems.
Some part of me was drinking to disappear and not feel, to escape. I won’t attach too much judgment here because I was doing this for some reason and attempting to create a certain outcome.
Another part of me (I sure do have a lot of parts) engaging in drinking to enrich my life. I would tune in and use it to heighten my engagement with the world. I learned to do this with meditation, food, sex, and every other experience. I became more intentional and things took on a different meaning.
When I’m paying attention I experience life a certain way and when I’m checking out and disappearing it has it’s purposes as well.
The question is, what could you handle to do more of and what could you handle to do less of?
Thanks for your time, have a great day!