My Bliss
Posted: January 2, 2013 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: 1, complete honesty, goals vs priorities, Love, the way Leave a commentAs I mentioned recently, here is my 2013 Bliss List.
Love
Leah (my wife)
June Bug (our cat)
Family
Friends
Prosperity
Music
Writing
MBC Building & Remodeling, LLC (my business)
The Slackwater News (my band)
Happiness
Laughing
House
Healthy
Truth
Calm
Reading
Drums
Piano
Guitar
Bass
Sober
Middle
What is yours?
2013 Bliss List
Posted: December 18, 2012 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: 1, complete honesty, Love, no expectations Leave a commentIt is time to put together our 2013 Bliss List readers. I will post mine when it’s finished. Remember, there is only 1 rule: items must be 1 word only.
Mine will start and end here:
Love
I’d encourage the same for you. Bliss flows from Love.
I give up. Now what?
Posted: December 3, 2012 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: complete honesty, motivation, perseverance, the way Leave a commentI find myself wanting to give up on my dreams and priorities constantly. What keeps me going forward?
Every time I decide I’m through, I say to myself, “Ok, I quit. Now what will I do?”
Then I start right back what I was doing. This is my life. Usually for better, sometimes for worse, I must follow Love. It will never be easy; challenges are how you get better and grow. Never stop challenging yourself.
no-tivation
Posted: November 28, 2012 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: complete honesty, motivation Leave a commentSome days start so well. But by lunch I haven’t really done much and I’ve just wasted time. If I don’t focus on the negative so much that should help. Sometimes you will be tired, sometimes it will be your fault; your dreams still need realized. You have exactly enough time to live your life, DO NOT fret. Leave only what you are not afraid of dying having left undone.
Never stop: Singing, Creating, Playing, Smiling, Loving.
being the underdog
Posted: November 23, 2012 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: complete honesty, no-mind Leave a commentBeing the underdog is easy. There’s no pressure. But when you are expected to succeed, the mind and ego can begin to play tricks on you. How do you stay focused and relaxed?
don’t be jealous of your friends
Posted: November 13, 2012 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: complete honesty, happiness, success Leave a commentI have the problem of being jealous sometimes. It even seems worse with my friends successes. It’s horrible to type this, but this is something I need to address.
At first glance it seems to stem from my Love and desire to do everything… I hate missing things. But it has to stem from something deeper than that. I guess I hate not having what I deem “success” (a definition I never clearly defined – maybe that’s the problem?) in what I work hardest for, so when someone else has a positive experience, I reflect it as a failure of myself not to be celebrating something positive too.
The lesson? Friends are me too. We share Love and life, for better or worse. They support me; I support them. I need to let these thoughts come and go without allowing them to lose focus on what I am working towards. Success is internal, not obtained from some outside source or organization. Where there is happiness and Love, focus is success.
Why won’t I accept Love?
Posted: October 30, 2012 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: complete honesty, Love Leave a commentI’ve talked about Love here before. It (some times more than others) is all for us. I really committed myself to focus on Love in everything I do, when I am with people, animals, strangers or alone, Love is god.
But when someone tries to love me, I find I shut them out. Is this because I grew up lacking the typical ‘motherly’ love children need? Or am I just unable to accept what is the most important resource the world has ever known? I can give it out when I want; but why the constant need to reject it from the people closest to me? They want to love me; they need to sometimes.
Love is not a one-way street.. it is an endless ocean, you can either swim or you stay on the shore, but don’t try and just float there when it’s convenient.
Expectations
Posted: September 4, 2012 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: anxiety, complete honesty Leave a commentManaging your own expectations is hard enough, but I find myself easily worn out and frustrated when I have friends and family complain to me about something that is out of my, or anyone’s control. I don’t know why I take this stuff so much to heart. It is probably not meant to be a complaint about me, but I have this internal fault that wants to solve all problems, so when they can’t, I get anxious and cannot function until it’s resolved.
The same goes with art. So many people want everything to be perfect before it goes out. I also want to put out the purest creation I can, but I’m not afraid to pull the trigger. Because of this people always assume I want to just rush things out, and that couldn’t be farther from the truth. I just don’t want to waste 2 years on something that should take 2 months. Nothing is perfect, and until you get it out there you can’t learn where you made your mistakes and how you can get better the next time.
The key for me is to remain patient and realize I am not in charge of fixing all problems. And for you, don’t be afraid to let it all hang out. Everyone’s a critic, but only a few of us are artists.
Yes you can.
Posted: March 21, 2012 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: complete honesty, curiosity, success Leave a commentI have been telling myself, writing to myself and everything else the following words: Yes you can. Sometimes I don’t believe it, but I need it to keep me pushing forward. In my own little world, times are tough. I know people would envy what I have, but sometimes I envy what they have. I need to keep fighting to make my own way but also know when I need help. I have a great group surrounding me, that is a plus. My truth is my strength though. Stay with that and I have to be satisfied in the end. Right?
Stick to your priorities and change will not phase you.
Posted: March 5, 2012 Filed under: daily musings | Tags: complete honesty, goals vs priorities, munday Leave a commentI have nothing to fear, but change is happening in my work life. I have had the pleasure of working from home for 2 years now, and getting back into the ‘real’ world, even on a part-time basis is frustrating and scary. But I have some opportunities to do fun things, or at least things with fun people. And I need to remember that at least it’s only part-time right now. Keep putting whatever you can into the career. The more fluid you are, the more efficient you are, emotionally, spiritually and professionally.
Everything is constantly evolving, but sometimes I cling to memories so tightly I am afraid to experience fully the wonder, happiness, sorrow and everything else that is a complete life. Purity and relaxation help stay in the now.
Always I need to focus on my Bliss List. I can weather any storm by sticking to what is truly me. Stress is best handled with sleep, exercise and healthy eating. Not drinking and smoking.
richard awesome 