Posted by DAisym on November 3, 2008, at 22:40:13
In reply to Re: Desire versus Acceptance » Daisym, posted by Trotter on November 2, 2008, at 14:11:46
*****Although I agree with you that joy is more commonly experienced when in an excited state, I think maybe you underestimate the potential for joy through contentment. Picture yourself relaxing in a comfortable chair on a porch or balcony, your favorite drink in hand, after a productive day, your children are happily playing in the background, you feel that you are an okay person and that life is good. Can you imagine joy arising from this state of contentment?******
No. Sorry. For me, this state of contentment would give rise to either a worry about what was gonna wreck this ideal scene or it would give space to think about "what is next." I find my joy in doing or writing or creating - not from reflecting or those quiet moments. That doesn't mean I don't appreciate them, I'd feel happy..but they don't just give me that surge of joy. Joy is that feeling that you can, at this moment, do anything and the world is yours to conquer.
Do you think that the pursuit of one's desire could come from a dominant feeling of purpose - not necessarily lack or need?
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