June 17, 2015, TGIW: Unhumping Hump Day…a Mouth-Watering Dream?
By Darrell Gurney | Blog
“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” –Joseph Campbell
Why don’t we take on getting bigger, playing broader, and risking more elegantly with a vengeance?
Because we see a lot of muscle-stretching yuk in front of us.
Pain and discomfort aren’t very seductive.
So we stay “busy” or glee-ddicted so as to numb out our stagnation. Our dreams remain as dreams vs. reality.
What if we could associate joy with the pain: of growth, of taking a chance, of stepping up or out?
It would require a Pavlovian retraining of course — like the dog who began to salivate after a bell was rung — because it won’t come naturally.
Which means even more unattractive effort.
Why choose joyful expansion? No reason…
Unless you have one so juicy that it rings your bell.
Got joypain?
“When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” –Khalil Gibran