(c) Terry Floyd Johnson, 2021 ( Zoua; the OutRyder; StarMane; the WayLight Listener
Pride usually means you either are using false pride, so no one sees the fear underneath or nose in the air pride, where the person thinks they are so perfect, good, etc. that they can do no wrong, and everyone that are not in their social category is below them.
This isn’t a good psychological place to be in, whether false or nose turned up. If you are truly at peace, joy and happiness with yourself, then you don’t try to be what you’re not, nor do you think yourself as king or queen of the hill. Nose in the air means you are not seeing what’s right in front of you, persons, who have their own wonder and specialness, but you only see yourself, and miss out on being someone who can share with others and help them find their own selves, as you have found yours.
Being good at something, doesn’t mean you are the only one who can do what you do, and even if this is so, what you do is in one category ( usually ), and you aren’t so fine in others, meaning you try to only be in those areas/spots/events where you shine and not where you do not. This means you are not allowing yourself to experience life in all of its amazing facets.
You start ignoring others, you only want to hear what you want to hear, you only do that where you are the star or one of them, but of course, you know you’re the only really star there.
Crudeness, spitefulness, ignorance, loss through superiority complex, and more all come with thinking you’re more than your not.
Being great at something is great; having the will to win, to show what you are capable of/about is great, as long as it has these components as well: peace, happiness and joy, leading you in your wins, and if you lose- your losses.
Peace means enjoying what you’re doing not only for yourself, but for others, as well, and you do it with the peace of mind that you’re doing your best, whether that’s personal best, team best, competition best, but realizing it isn’t the only thing you’re good at, and as long as you do your best, you’re a winner.
Happiness, is in the moment, being happy of accomplishment(s) you have done; and you’re caught up in the moment and you share your happiness with everyone around you, as equals, and even those who lost, won’t think bad about you ( unless they have their own pride issues ), but are happy to join in your success. Be the person who is happy for their win, but considerate of those who didn’t and making them feel they did their best and that’sall anyone can ask.
Sometimes we’re happy when we win, or succeed at something, but there is always something missing, and there is something, because you have become a win or die addict. If you win you’re supremely happy, but if you lose you are down to the depths, or are taking your anger out on everyone around you. This is termed poor sportsmanship, the idea behind sports is to win, coaches don’t stay employed coaches if they lose, so their goal is to win no matter what.This is a prime example of happiness of the moment, but there is something missing, taking care of the players, and not pushing them to hurt themselves to win over anything else.
What is the long term feelings that allow you to enjoy what you do, help you socialize with people, all kinds of people, make others happy to know you, when they meet you and then want to be your friend forever….JOY!
Joy is the hidden component that shows you have balance in your life, with what you do, who you are, what you want to accomplish and if you fail/lose, then you, realize you need to look at what you’re doing and see what you’re doing wrong, or what you did wrong in this one particular event, or what you have missed seeing because you weren’t trusting your feelings, and so on.
Joy is endurance, its long term love of what you do, its sharing your love of what you do with others, its simply feeling filled with good feelings when you do what you do, before you even start to do it.
Joy means love of what you do, love of yourself and love of the lifestyle you create, or ease into or simply feel its the only thing you can do to be true to yourself.
Joy is that something that gives anyone that extra push to do what needs to be done, for it’s the right thing to do, and it fulfills your joy of yourself, and in sharing, helping others.
May the Microcosmic Force be with you here and now!
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