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Acting Like Godot · 02-06-2007, 09:39 AM

Today something which I've been IM'ing for, came true. I did not feel particularly excited or happy. I only felt moderately ok. In fact, I felt slightly bored, when the announcement was made and the people around me came to shake my hand and congratulate me for my "achievement".

The problem with IM is that for your desire to come true, you must adopt an attitude of confident expectation. You must deeply believe that the desired thing is indeed going to happen.

I have been so confidently expecting this outcome that its manifestation into reality brought me little joy. I already knew it was going to happen. I had made myself believe it. So there was no surprise at all.

02-06-2007, 09:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Acting Like Godot Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,800	IM & The Lack of Joy Today something which I've been IM'ing for, came true. I did not feel particularly excited or happy. I only felt moderately ok. In fact, I felt slightly bored, when the announcement was made and the people around me came to shake my hand and congratulate me for my "achievement". The problem with IM is that for your desire to come true, you must adopt an attitude of confident expectation. You must deeply believe that the desired thing is indeed going to happen. I have been so confidently expecting this outcome that its manifestation into reality brought me little joy. I already knew it was going to happen. I had made myself believe it. So there was no surprise at all. Last edited by Acting Like Godot; 02-06-2007 at 09:45 AM.