DOWN BOY, DOWN

DO

not take seriously

the rantings of ego

Exhale

Smile

Forgive

Seriously

We all have our moments, the ones we would just as soon forget.  They can be small or large, quick or long lasting.  They all represent a reaction that feels uncomfortable.  Why is that?  Because they do not represent who we really are.

We may never admit publicly that we have erred at all, but we know, deep down inside, a transgression has taken place.  We either deal with it externally, with a possible admission, or internally, usually punishing our self in amazingly destructive ways.

These moments most often seem to erupt almost without our control, because patterns have long been established which represent buttons that are pushed without our permission; we take it as “normal”.  But, the internal conflict that ensues is evidence of just how abnormal this really is.  We then begin to develop justification patterns which also seem out of our control, where the damage we rend is justified as that which is deserved.  It represents a vicious cycle with no good end in sight.

These outbursts, either outwardly or inwardly, represent in their uncomfortableness, a sign that something is definitely amiss.  By contrasting these feelings with how good it feels to be expressing and sharing feelings of LOVE and ONENESS, we then have a plumb line to measure against.

Observe how fun and free it feels when you connect in LOVE with anything around you, and how, you seem to not really be focusing on yourself apart from whatever you are connecting with.  Contrast this with how uncomfortable you feel with the exposure of your fangs, and the hair rising up on your back, not to mention the bark that accompanies the “righteous indignation”.  That’s the time to stop and correct yourself with, “Down, Boy, Down!”, and not with the same attitude, but one with a slight smile that says don’t take it quick so seriously.

There is no need to punish the reaction, only the need to correct and notice the foreignness of the feeling.  Allow the reaction to settle down, resume your composure, realize the uncomfortable feeling is an alien life form apart from you, and continue on your way, sniffing out every tree and bush, and loving the adventure of it all.