Just Start Something

“It takes a long time to grow young.” by Nattu

Are you fed up of wanting things that do not seem to materialize? Do you want someone to make your dreams come true? Do you feel resentful of complete strangers or people on television who seem to have it all? You know that at the end of the day, you’re the master of your destiny. In spite of this, you cannot seem to get your butt off the couch to make something happen. You’re so glazed over by the television that you cannot even think, let alone dream. Some of you might even think that you’re way too old to dream anymore.

I heard two women speaking and one asked the other if she sings anymore. Her friend looked away as if searching for a distant memory. "No, I do not sing anymore. You know after you get to 40 you’re washed up and nobody wants to hear you anymore." That is disheartening. Why give up something that gives you pleasure? Because you believe you are too old? If that were true, what would we have to look forward to?

Age has got nothing to do with dreaming. Think of people in retirement who start new businesses or go back to school. Think of those people way past retirement that get married. I am sure they were not thinking that they were old. They are just being in the moment and being happy.

Whining or droning on will not make any difference. You need to drag your lazy, heavy, sad, disappointed, rejected booty–and all the related conversations you’ve been having with yourself –up off the proverbial couch and make something happen. I know that it is difficult at any time to drag any part of our anatomy when we are feeling this way. You need to realize that those thoughts are self-limiting constraints. Things that you make up about yourself and believe to be real. These false judgments and fake beliefs block your creative juices and you end up feeling stuck and awful.

When you meet a friend in the street–it doesn’t have to be a close friend, it could even just be a neighbor you see now and then – do you drop all of your woes, anguish, sadness, wretchedness and straight up misery on them? Please give yourself a break. No one wants to hear about how you’re not making enough money, your lack of relationships, your non-existent social life, how old you are etc. It is depressing and upsetting and you are serving to remind people of their own issues. Would you want to hear yourself whining? Stop listening to your negative thoughts, shut up, and change direction.

Life is a wonderful playground filled with all kinds of adventures. So there, now you know. Can you imagine life as an adventure-filled playground? What adventures do you want? Are you willing to go after them?

Honey, you might not have any idea about what you want. You’ll likely start with "I want to be happy." All of us–all the people on planet earth–want to be happy. I would say, just be happy. Happiness is an emotion. It is a natural emotional expression.

A baby gurgling in it stroller on a nice warm sunny day does not have a thought about being happy. The baby does not look up at its parents and say, "Mother dear, I just want to be happy. If only I could walk and talk to you, I would be ever so happy." The baby is just happy being a baby.

You have language you understand, both conscious and subconscious. You can be, do and have anything you want. So why talk about happiness as a far off goal? Just be happy.

The universe has every kind of adventure that your mind can create. It is up to us to create something. Do it. If you don’t like it, you can change and do something else. That is the beauty of the universe. It will not make you wrong– you make you wrong. You add the guilt and in turn feel guilty. Stop. Design and seek out the adventure that you desire.

Not knowing what you want is a great starting place. It gives you the freedom to create from nothing. Think about it. You get the opportunity to just start something. It could be anything!

Just starting something can lift your energy and get you moving. It does not have to be anything that others think is special, what is important is that you enjoy it. It has to be something that feels good to your soul. Most people know what a good feeling is. So if you start something, and it generates good feelings, keep doing it*.

I am talking about things that make you feel soulfully good and organically happy. Soulfully happy feelings come when you feel connected with your creations. It is a feeling that brings tears of joy to your eyes and fullness to your heart. If you don’t know what it is like to be soulfully happy start looking for it!

When you start to feel happy, you experience happiness. Instead of having those non-productive conversations where you are miserable in a drop of a dime, you start having conversations that are filled with energy and excitement. Instead of being an energy drain, you transform into a person that is glowing and sharing.

People start sharing your energy. When you feel excited about what it is you’re doing others want to share and spend time with you. You start to look and be more attractive and people become attracted to you. They enjoy your company. In fact, you enjoy your own company. It is fascinating to see this happen.

Once you make a clear decision, you get to have real use of the adventure playground. You get to jump on all of the games and equipment the universe has to offer. You get to have that dream of whatever it is you want.

I am not going to put any ideas in your head because your ideas are unique to you. They’re already within you, just waiting for you to get up and get going.

Just start something

Noreen

* Not all things that create good feelings are healthy. For instance, drugs create a good feeling but can’t make you soulfully happy. Their good feeling is detrimental to your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. It is temporary and will leave you in a worse place. Even a legal substance, like alcohol, should not be used as a substitute for happiness.