The Joy of Sadness (Blog)

[Dive Bomb]

Originally Posted by Akashic_Librarian

In ten years Steves post will be so powerfully spiritual you will have to read them in the astral plane they are that high-a frequency

He may already have

Great blog post Steve, I've been doing alot of work to overcome identifying myself with my emotions. I particularly liked the movie analogy you used. I can relate to that real well

[SelligJH]

Of all of our beliefs there is none so powerful as disbelief.

While the reading Joy of Sadness I remembered the theory that when we participate in a movie we suspend our disbelief. We join in the fantasy and allow our emotions to follow those of the main characters.

This in itself is a tool that we can all use in our everyday lives. Not only can we suspend our disbelief but we can also suspend our limiting beliefs.

Personally, I do not subscribe to linguistic constructs separating man into parts. Our identity is whole. We are not separately rational, spiritual, emotional or physical. We are energy and will return to the energy soup that exists beyond physical experience.

There is too much made of separation as though we can be totally rational. Denying our emotions does not rid us of them. It only makes us sound foolish.

But, having said that, I do believe that we can think, as Steve suggests, as having a separate objective observer watching us squirm as we go through our daily lives. That is a useful tool for self-awareness.

I'll continue this on my on blog
http://themeaningisyou.com

[The Prisoner]

I think some of these suggestions are selfish.
Basically, screw everyone, live for yourself ? Dump your wife, kids, family and go and have a good time ?
Or have I misunderstood ?

[Michael Chui]

Originally Posted by The Prisoner

I think some of these suggestions are selfish.
Basically, screw everyone, live for yourself ? Dump your wife, kids, family and go and have a good time ?
Or have I misunderstood ?

I didn't see that in Steve's post. Could you elaborate?

[Kaspian]

Originally Posted by The Prisoner

Basically, screw everyone, live for yourself ? Dump your wife, kids, family and go and have a good time ?

Where on Earth did that come from? If you're referring to Steve's blog post, I didn't read it that way at all.

[ericwordelman]

Beautiful post. :-P

[Darko33]

I found that I could connect with your post in many ways. This is one part that I would like to discuss:

When you go out and try to battle a storm, will you ever win? Of course not. You’ll be blown around by the wind and drenched by the rain. The storm will only make you foolish. But when you simply sit back and observe the storm, you may realize that it’s fun to watch. There’s no need to resist these emotional storms, nor to identify with them. They’re a natural part of life in the physical universe.

I think it might be a valuable experience to battle a storm and know ahead of time that you will lose. There are times where it is better to watch the storm from a distance, but it is also essential to be completely immersed in the storm and fully experience every emotion that it brings. Such an experience could help you discover something about yourself that you never realized before.

[Michael Chui]

Originally Posted by Darko33

I think it might be a valuable experience to battle a storm and know ahead of time that you will lose. There are times where it is better to watch the storm from a distance, but it is also essential to be completely immersed in the storm and fully experience every emotion that it brings. Such an experience could help you discover something about yourself that you never realized before.

Your statement reminded me of an old post I wrote:

raccaldin36: Tranquility and Passion

I say, "Tranquility is objective, standing on a rock watching a waterfall. Passion is subjective, riding the waterfall from the cliff to the splash, and thrilling all the way down. Tranquility is harmony, the resonance of a single note from the piano. Passion is power, the reverbrations of drumbeats in a marching band.... Tranquility is a bubbling brook, a river running its course. Passion is a whirlpool, rapids, the eroding away of the banks and the rocks. Tranquility is the sky, simple and beautiful. Passion is the storm, a tornado, a hurricane."