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You can feel good for no reason at all.............


Anyone can continue to feel good, or if they're "on a  roll" it doesn't take much to accomplish this. But the real key in life is to be able to make yourself feel good when you don't feel good, or when you don't even want to feel good. 

Know  that you can do this instantaneously by using your body as a tool to change state. Once you identify the physiology attached to a state, you can use it to create the states you desire at will.

John Denver was a man who impressed me not only with his musical ability but also because his private persona was absolutely in line with his public image. There were times when he experienced a writer's block. When he wrote his best songs, it was discovered that their inspiration had come to him when he was doing something physical. Usually an entire song would flow through him after he'd skied down a mountain, flown his jet or his biplane or driven his sports-car at high speeds. Usually speed was  involved and the physical adrenaline rush, along with the experience of focusing on the beauty of nature, were all a major part of his creative strategy.

The key to success then, is to create patterns of movement that create confidence, a sense of strength, flexibility, a sense of personal power, and fun. Realize that stagnation comes from lack of movement. 

Can you think of an old person, someone who doesn't get around much anymore? Getting old is not a matter of age, it's a lack of movement. And the ultimate lack of movement is death.

If you see children walking along the sidewalk after a rain, and there's a puddle in front of them, what are they going to do when they get to that puddle? They're going to jump right in! They're going to laugh, splash around, and have a good time. What does an older person do? Walk around it? No, they won't just walk around it - they'll complain the whole time!

 You want to live differently.  You want to live with a spring in your step,a smile on your face. Why not make cheerfulness, outrageousness, playfulness a new priority for yourself? Make feeling good your expectation. You don't have to have a reason to feel good - you're alive, you can feel good for no reason at all!


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