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moonrambler · 01-20-2008, 02:50 PM

I was inspired to write this after reading another posting here from this morning. A few years ago I went to a big-time rock concert and fell madly in love with the lead guitarist. This was a rather bizarre experience and one that seems very junior high.

It was fun, though, and walking around in love all the time was a kick, so I ran with it. I bought a ton of cd's and bootleg concert videos and made friends on-line who are fans of this band (and discovered lots of women have similar experiences so I wasn't necessarily in need of therapy

), etc.

One specific thing I wanted was to NOT meet this rock star. A lot of people I got to know on-line had met members of the band through meet & greets, and I specifically did not want to meet them because I didn't want to take any chances on having the Big Crush dissipate.

Long story short, a couple years and a few more concerts later, some of these friends and I were going to still another show and we had sprung for VIP tickets because it was the only way we could get great seats. The organization running the VIP deal showed up and announced there would be a surprise meet & greet with the band.

So the next thing I knew, this musician had his arm around me and I was having my picture taken with him, and by the way, it didn't dissipate the Big Crush at all.

Afterward, the entire experience had a feeling of inevitability about it. I mean, really, how can a person walk around in love like that all the time without eventually the universe making something happen?

It did not involve affirmations, IM, PD, or any 'work.' It just involved living it, and being in love with the whole experience.

I started posting on this board because I have been having a bunch of financial issues and am working with IM and PD and LoA to turn that situation around. It's weird to think about falling in love with money and walking around being in love with money . . . but it does seem like being in love with something attracts it.

Yet we are taught, very early on, that the love of money is the root of all evil? It was explained to me that money was fine, but loving it is not. The conflict there seems like an obvious psychological conundrum.

01-20-2008, 02:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
moonrambler Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: N.E. Wisconsin Posts: 1,011	Love of Money is the Root of All Evil I was inspired to write this after reading another posting here from this morning. A few years ago I went to a big-time rock concert and fell madly in love with the lead guitarist. This was a rather bizarre experience and one that seems very junior high. It was fun, though, and walking around in love all the time was a kick, so I ran with it. I bought a ton of cd's and bootleg concert videos and made friends on-line who are fans of this band (and discovered lots of women have similar experiences so I wasn't necessarily in need of therapy ), etc. One specific thing I wanted was to NOT meet this rock star. A lot of people I got to know on-line had met members of the band through meet & greets, and I specifically did not want to meet them because I didn't want to take any chances on having the Big Crush dissipate. Long story short, a couple years and a few more concerts later, some of these friends and I were going to still another show and we had sprung for VIP tickets because it was the only way we could get great seats. The organization running the VIP deal showed up and announced there would be a surprise meet & greet with the band. So the next thing I knew, this musician had his arm around me and I was having my picture taken with him, and by the way, it didn't dissipate the Big Crush at all. Afterward, the entire experience had a feeling of inevitability about it. I mean, really, how can a person walk around in love like that all the time without eventually the universe making something happen? It did not involve affirmations, IM, PD, or any 'work.' It just involved living it, and being in love with the whole experience. I started posting on this board because I have been having a bunch of financial issues and am working with IM and PD and LoA to turn that situation around. It's weird to think about falling in love with money and walking around being in love with money . . . but it does seem like being in love with something attracts it. Yet we are taught, very early on, that the love of money is the root of all evil? It was explained to me that money was fine, but loving it is not. The conflict there seems like an obvious psychological conundrum.