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A Watermelon for God



I’m hijacking my own blog! Instead of creative writing, we’re doing some creative life-ing.


The Background:




My whole life, I wanted to be an actor. It defined me. It gave shape to my life and context to my actions. I pursued it with a laser focus: got a BFA in theatre performance and lived in Los Angeles for a number of years.


Then, one day, I decided to leave. And I intentionally took my hands off the reins of my own life.


It’s almost three years later, and the ride has been great - but I’m ready to take those reins back.


The Big Problem: I have no idea what I want.

The Experiment:

For the month of December, I will follow a routine. This routine will be a mixture of:
- cultivating gratitude
- making wishes and asking for signs
- experiencing delight
- being with the broad strokes of what I know I love


The Anticipated Result:


At the end of this month, I will know what I want.


The Foundation:


I believe that the Universe is a living, responsive thing that I am part of in every way possible. I find the teachings of Abraham-Hicks to feel particularly true for me as far as big picture, what-am-I-doing-here kinds of questions.



I also believe in the Law of Attraction, which the movies The Secret and What the Bleep Do We Know? explore. The Law of Attraction basically states that thoughts and emotions have the power to affect physical reality.



Based on these principles, I will perform the following routine:



1. cultivating gratitude - Every morning, I will make a list of 10 things I am grateful for. Based on what I've read, gratitude is one of the most powerful emotional states we can be in. (I will post this list on here.)


2. making wishes - From that powerful emotional state, I will make a wish: to know what I want.


3. asking for signs - As a sign that this whole crazy mess works and that I've been heard, I will ask for a sign. This sign will be so strange that there will be no way its appearance could be a coincidence. (For example, two days ago I was practicing this whole thing, giving it a little dry run, and I asked the Universe for a watermelon as a sign. Two hours later I was walking past a used bookstore and saw the book pictured above.) Whenever possible I will photograph these signs as they appear and post them here.


4. experiencing delight - At some point throughout the day, I will do something that makes me feel good. I will record what that was when I post in the evening.


5. being with the broad strokes of what I know I love - At another unnamed point in my day, I will take a thought/concept/experience from my past that I know I love (example: travel) and hold that thought for 17 seconds. Again, based on what I've read, 17 seconds is somehow a magical length of time. My intention with this is to help the Universe - if it's going to tell me what I want, then the least I can do is tell it what I like.


See you tomorrow morning...when this whole thing starts!

2 comments:

Eeeno's World said...

I LIKE this.

I think maintaining an attitude of gratitude automatically keeps you n a state of positivity, and the good things will seek you out and find you! Working on this myself...

Phoenix said...

YAY!!!

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