I know there exists a state that allows us to flow joyfully when engaging in an activity... It's a kind of relaxed, yet focused state free of self-punishment... The only correction is to keep concentrating on the task itself, and to have faith that the efforts put in will get us to where we want to go... If we go off course, it's No Big Deal... We gently come back to the path we were on...
On rare occasion I've felt this state while playing tennis... By not being so serious and self-punishing, energy is freed up to concentrate on the task at hand... There's a joyful flow to the process...
I'm wondering how on earth I can apply such ways of being, to more areas of my life... Punishment, while it seems fruitful at first, with a nice kick in the ass... it removes the potential joy that can be had, and in the long run punishment can be quite paralyzing, creating the exact opposite of what was originally desired...
How can I let go of my punishing ways? How can I lighten up and laugh at the absurdity of it all? There is joy in the process... How do I get there more often?
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