Tag: joy

The story we tell

Posted on by philipdodson

The story you tell yourself every day, you know the repeating one in your head that goes over and over the same story, how is that working out for you?

Is it bringing you joy, peace and calm?

Or does it bring self-doubt, issues with your sense of worth, a lack of confidence, a comparison to others, judgement, anger, frustration? Does it stop you from enjoying the present moment? Does it project you into a future where everything will be ok? Does it constantly refer to the past?

If it isn’t serving you presence, peace and joy, then, perhaps it is time to stop listening to the story the mind has created for you and just enjoy this moment.

Nothing but stillness

Posted on by philipdodson

The simpler we make life the less pain there is.

When we focus on a few things that bring us joy, then a great deal of what occupies us normally goes away. By ‘normal’ that means the opposite, it means confined by the insanity of our minds and our egos.

We are conditioned to always be busy, never questioning the purpose of ‘busy’. Always be achieving something, consuming food, data, alcohol, drugs and any other form of instant, but short-lived, gratification/’happiness’.

Yet we feel most true to our real soul, to the real us, when we do less and keep it very simple. When we are relaxed, and going with the flow of life then all the stresses and anxiety flow away, positive energy comes and negative energy evaporates. Simply, where there is no drama, nothing to bother us, nothing to fight against, nothing to respond to, where we can be free of the mind and focus deeply on nothing but stillness.

Stillness is where we can be at peace.