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Originally Posted by Excellent Lodestar  I've been fearless in a strange way.
I quit my job last week---without a net. Let's see how phase 2 I am now! |
I know what you mean by that weird fearlessness. I've been job-free for two months now -- and I am incredibly joyful. I also think my experience of job-freedom would be very different if I hadn't had my shift.
Have you guys experienced the oddness of creating avatars who are believing their problems are problems? It has been making me laugh so much, but I'm laughing with my characters, not at them. It's not so easy for them to tell the difference!
Danger Man made me laugh, too, when I freaked out a little in the middle of my 6-week extreme makeover because I wasn't satisfied with the numbers on my scale. Danger Man let me stress out a bit and then said, "is this a problem or a game?" I nearly fell out of my chair. It was perfect.
By the way, I'm experiencing quite the opposite of loneliness -- I've been feeling oneliness. All of my avatars are just as "real" as "I" am -- and you know how real "I" am!
I feel much more connected to others now -- and any last vestiges I might have had of shyness or reluctance to talk to strangers has completely and totally vanished. I feel like one of those computer game characters who look like Angelina Jolie -- all muscle and sinew and boldness, you know what I mean? It helps that my first Phase II game has been physical strength, suppleness and vitality.
Have you distinguished a Phase II game for yourself?