This is an article by Charie Carter Scott, which captures a seemingly obvious and simple thought, but I think it's still interesting perspective, and one which most of us don't pay enough attention to;
Pleasure is the physical manifestation of joy. Your body teaches you pleasure through your five senses. When you indulge in any spontaneous behaviour or physical sensation that unlocks the joy stored within you, you create space in your consciousness for pleasure.
Your body can be one of the greatest sources of pleasure when you open your five senses fully and experience the physical wonder of being alive. Pleasure can come in the form of sight, like when you see a magnificent sunset, or taste, like when you eat a favourite food. It can come as a glorious musical sound or the soft touch of a lover. The secret to learning the lesson of pleasure is to make time and space for it in your life.
How much pleasure will you allow yourself? Many people have an invisible quota in their minds for the amount of joy they will permit themselves to experience. They become so busy living life that they view pleasure as a luxury they simply do not have time for. Things like lovemaking or playing take a backseat to the everyday motions of living.
However, your life simply will not work as well when you deny yourself pleasure.....pleasure is like the oil that keeps the machine of your life running smoothly. Without it, the gears stick and you will most likely break down......
There are a lot of successful people, who take their roles so seriously, be it at work, or in the family that they do not have the 'time to waste on fun'. And you'll find often enough a deep dissatisfaction underlying their life on a daily scale.
Figure out what brings you pleasure, and do it. Do it, and do it often, for it will give lightness to your heart and do wonders for your soul.
That's the non-sense zone in the" Power Low" graph..:-)
ReplyDeleteAha.... like we agreed, this is an extremely subjective choice. I'd think these joyous moments would fall right into the magic zone...low effort..high impact. In fact, I'd put them as the low hanging fruit... you just need to know what gives you those joys and make a conscious choice to get them. What say? And, must say that's a quirky typo..I'm sure you meant Law :).
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