Did you see that?
Look around you. Can you see what is missing? Me neither. But that hidden stuff takes up a lot of room in my life. Just like most of us, I want more. It does roller coast from more food to more material belongings to more friends to more of many more silly things. Some of them require red hot cash. It really accounts for why the Invisible Man is a horror movie. This week, the search is on for what we cannot identify. This might be a challenge. Start a running list. Once we get started, there will be multiple items on it. Oddly, we won’t be able to see these either. More likely, we will feel these missing from our lives. How could we possibly be satisfied without all of these imperceptible life requirements? That’s a good stopping point. Maybe life can still be good without these impossible to acknowledge parts of our dream existence.
For a second task, what are we concealing? This is frightening and can be considered part of a horror show. Humans are experts at peering out from obstacles and boundaries that protect us. Me too. It might help to not attach shame to these thoughts since that is not helpful. Bleach thoughts of any negativity or positivity to see them with clarity. Peek safely and spread some light. Even if a belief needs to be covered over again and again, just keep exposing it. I have found that gradually the dark feelings fall away, and I give myself credit for examining myself.
This exercise is best completed without the input of anyone else. I find that trying to figure out what is not in my life is really based on an unmet need I have ignored in my mind, body or soul. These often end up with enormous benefit, and I need to remember to put this on repeat. Right now, I am missing a reason to get up and move my body. I will do it for both of us. Please do something for me in return.
You are Extraordinary!
Week 3: This week, see what is not there. It is everywhere.
This particular task helps me to face my thoughts about being greedy. I really want to be generous and explore the areas that show me how to coexist with both of those thoughts. Dark times.
What about you?
