Jump off the fence -- into decisions of joy

[Michael David]

Once you make a decision let it be the right decision.

Would making decidions easier lessen the redundant thinking that feeds your monkey mind? Would less running around in monkey mind allow for a deeper meditation?

Decisions decisions decisions. We are making them almost continually one right after the other. Can I sleep just five more minutes? Where did I leave my car keys? Which email to respond to first? What to have for lunch? And those are just a few of the easy ones. Do you ever get so overwhelmed with such a busy life that you find making the simplest decisions challenging?

There are 4 parts the first 3 are:

1. Support
2. Release
3. Let it go


Support your decision. As outlined in the law of attraction things you place attention on increase. If you place attention on supporting your decision it gains strength. If you detract or pull back, waver or waffle as if thinking “was it the right decision?, I could have done differently?, etc that all detracts from it. So from the law of attraction the first thing is support. You made a decision stick to it and support it.

Second it is a release. Think back to when you were in school and you studied for one exam after another and then the big exam came and you took it. You were really concerned before hand that you wanted to do well and you took the exam. At that point there was just a big release. Whether you did well or not there was a big release. So a decision is like that it is a release. You make a decision and just relax and let go.

The third part is just that let it go. The decision is in the past. Now is now; when you can make a decision and then let it go you can be with what is happening in this moment. And you will therefore be able to place your full attention on the now.

Back to the 4th part. If you remember from the television show West Wing President Barlett would take care of one gyrating, gynormous international problem; it got solved or not and then he would turn to his staff and calmly say, “Okay what’s next?”

So that’s it what’s next? You’ve made your decision your have the support for it you have the release from it. You have the getting into the moment of right now and you look and see what is right here in front of you and you calmly say, What’s next?

The immediate effect of this is to release the body mind spirit system from its contraction, from its condensation and from its being squeezed into a closed down box. The body mind spirit system can now expand. The hindrances to this expanded feeling are all removed by making a decision and sticking to it. The result is the opening up to the happiness that is continually available inside the box. Monkey mind has less to be distracted by and you slide into meditation more easily.

[pollyanna]

Hi Michael, your interesting post made me think of the question "Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?"

One of the many benefits I enjoy from a little daily meditation is constantly making decisions quickly and effortlessly. Whether they are large are small, it is so easy to decide. I have made a number of really big decisions over the last three years (these were what I believe "ahaa" moments to be) and most have come to me during meditation. Some have happened while listening to Creative Flow or Classical Magic while I am working. These decisions have solved some long standing problems and some have saved and made me a small fortune

When you clear out the clutter and let go of the old belief systems that hold you back, the space is available for real creativity to flow

I wish you much peace and joy

[Michael David]

Hi Pollyanna

Originally Posted by pollyanna

Hi Michael, your interesting post made me think of the question "Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?"

Your quote chicken and egg got me thinking.

A balance between meditation practice to aid in making decisions and then making decisions to aid in meditation practice, wow it makes perfect sense.

I recall when I first started meditation I was concerned that I might drift off and lose my caring for the people I love, work and community. However it has been just the opposite. Although I am a rather cautious, not that spontaneous a person, I have been slowly evolving into being more open to easily enjoying each moment.

I recently found this quote from Dancing With Life by Phillip Moffet where he was describing the difference between desire and the clinging to the outcome of that desire.

He describes it as a sort of learning to care and not to care.
“The instruction to abandon clinging translates into caring without demanding, loving without imposing conditions, and moving toward goals without attachment to outcome…Your life is based on being in the moment rather than on the outcome of that moment.” He goes on to describe that when awareness is gained of the peaceful, loving sensations of stillness that are found when being in the moment, there is a gradual lessening of the clinging to the outcome of desire (which is the cause of suffering).

In that state of stillness you are able to live with your core values of compassion, loving kindness, sympathetic joy and equanimity. My concern for a loss of caring, a loss due to a poor decision, a loss of right action has been slowly but steadily advanced with what I realize now as a jogging up and back between the meditations that helped decision making and the decisions that helped meditation.

Peace Love and Light
Michael

[pollyanna]

Hi Michael, your initial concerns were truly worthy and honourable and I am so pleased you have found the results to be quite the opposite to those concerns. It takes great courage to make such decisions.

Dancing with Life, ahhhh, that's just perfect and it's so enlightening to realise that we can all do this. I shall keep reminding myself to understand how difficult it can be for others to make decisions - it is very easy to forget how much energy can be used up constantly when struggling to make so many decisions.

I remember clearly, the anguish I put myself through after reading "Think and grow rich". I really wanted to create a better way of living for my family. I wanted to find a healthier, safer and more peaceful environment where we could work from home... (and some nicer weather would be a great bonus ) This would mean many huge changes, sacrifices and a lot more money. I didn't mind the effort, although I struggled a lot with wanting the money because of what I believed at the time.

I remember thinking how nice it would be to have enough money so that we didn't have to worry about the lack of it - enough not to have to focus on it so much - a bit like knowing there is always enough water by simply turning on the tap, yet not having to think about it and certainly never wasting any.

Now it would be nice to create enough money to provide tap water to others who don't even have this wonderful luxury To watch others dance with life - how amazing

I wish you much peace and joy

[Michael David]

Originally Posted by pollyanna

Hi Michael, your initial concerns were truly worthy and honourable and I am so pleased you have found the results to be quite the opposite to those concerns. It takes great courage to make such decisions.

Dancing with Life, ahhhh, that's just perfect and it's so enlightening to realise that we can all do this. I shall keep reminding myself to understand how difficult it can be for others to make decisions - it is very easy to forget how much energy can be used up constantly when struggling to make so many decisions.

I remember clearly, the anguish I put myself through after reading "Think and grow rich". I really wanted to create a better way of living for my family. I wanted to find a healthier, safer and more peaceful environment where we could work from home... (and some nicer weather would be a great bonus ) This would mean many huge changes, sacrifices and a lot more money. I didn't mind the effort, although I struggled a lot with wanting the money because of what I believed at the time.

I remember thinking how nice it would be to have enough money so that we didn't have to worry about the lack of it - enough not to have to focus on it so much - a bit like knowing there is always enough water by simply turning on the tap, yet not having to think about it and certainly never wasting any.

Now it would be nice to create enough money to provide tap water to others who don't even have this wonderful luxury To watch others dance with life - how amazing

I wish you much peace and joy

Hi Pollyanna
Such a beautiful space that you described. A wonderful image of Bhodisattva. The receiving of energy (materialized as money as abundant as water) and the desire for its willful free distribution to all others to enhance their dancing with life.

So it seems that although the energy of existence is continually all around us (as you described "we can all do this") and also in your metaphor of water as it is abundantly available. Still some people instead of turning on the tap go to the store to buy bottled water mistakenly thinking that it is more improved than existence itself.

It's as though we are looking through glasses with dust (wanting and everyday activity) on them. However, this dust on the mirror of existence can be seen through. A way to start is to wear rose colored glasses. Fake it until you make it. Surround yourself with better thoughts and soon you will start to attract more of the energy of existence and a truer reflection of the mirror of existence will emerge.

Love and Light
Michael