Today I’m going to talk about, as the title suggests, what state of being engaging in different activities places me into. Now this is really important. Why? Well, because if you consider the fact that the internal holds more substance than the external, the true reason you do things or want things actually! is because of how that thing will make you feel. Here the state of being sits at the top of your throne in your subconscious.
Anyway! Without further ado, let’s begin. Now, this is more of an experimental article. I guess you can use my example as reference.
Here goes.
Stuff like writing all these articles and posts – because this is me.
Things like these, I think about all the time. And writing is something I am inclined towards. Thus, it is really only a natural extension of me for me to produce all these! What state exactly? Idk. Regardless, this is who I am. A ‘can only be this way’. Might be true for other people wrt other things too.
Performing – because it makes me feel fully engaged, 100% immersed alive
Seriously. When acting for instance I am 100% fully switched on. Then when singing at least imo I place my heart and soul fully in it too so
Daily step count – health and self-love
Quite self-explanatory really. This is an empowering, feel-good sensation so.
Delicious food that fits my palate – ecstasy
Lolz. What more can I say? I just love the way it makes me feel. Ahehe. I rest my point.
Cycling – pushing, transcending my physical limits
Ya know, it’s when you start off only able to go 10km, but eventually you have grown to the point of being able to challenge 50km? Something like that. (Example only, not true for me yet!)
Yoga – in control, flexible, physically engaged and immersed
Well somehow, this seems to put me in a pleasant state of being that I quite enjoy and that’s enough.
Writing – craftsman
Oh yeah how could I have forgotten to mention writing facepalm. Anyway yeah I feel like a craftsman when I’m writing. Something like a sculptor ya know? Being finely precise and adding all the fine, delicate touches in yo
Training wpm typing speed – Need for speed
You know how sometimes people track their lap timing in swimming or xkm timing in running? Well it’s the same for me here. I execute, relish those moments and try to improve my timing above and beyond that previous old record thing
Marksman-reaction speed – stimulus wondrous
So FPS games like Valorant, even physical VR games like Holopoint where you shoot arrows at enemies coming from all directions and clear the levels basically! I just train my accuracy and how fast I can clear anything minimal errors therein
Piano – Refinement into perfection through practice
Well. I kinda have had a love-hate relationship with this, but still. Anyways. The point is that I am satisfied with just playing the same song over and over again till I get it to 100% yeah. They say that mastery is flawless! reproduction of a high skill level always so.
Risk – Inner strategist roar
Yeah this is where I conquer continents and stuff. Still I’m totally fine only ever playing the classic map and always just playing with bots. Because see, the most important thing is already happening, and that’s that I let out this side of me. It’s nice and pleasant.
Japanese – expansion
So I’ve been doing a bit of an N2 Japanese quiz with over a thousand vocab in it recently. I usually do a bit everyday for fun. I’m at 1357 points now incidentally. Anyway, the main thing is that I’m expanding my vocab through doing this. Expansion. I love that. And after I finish it I suppose I’ll just do the next and final level of N1.
Reading fiction/watching shows/supporting celebsathletes – living through
I’ve mentioned this many times already, but I feel as if you’re living through someone when doing stuff like this. In a sense you kinda latch your energy onto their livings and stuff? Like for instance I watched some Yuzuru Hanyu yesterday. In that sense I guess I’d say I lived through him, my state of being inextricably linked to his output that he demonstrated!
And also I suppose that a common state of being girls like is looking in mirrors when doing makeup and stuff. And I suppose coaches and also mentors have this guiding light angelic state of being when they do that guidance thing to those they’re helping? Whatever. Anyway I feel I have provided enough reference material already.
So basically, the point of this reference material is not really for my own self-satisfaction, though I suppose it could be if I really wanted to. Still!! Most importantly, know that you’re doing whatever you’re doing as that induced state of being from doing it truly aligns with you. Ideally it even overlaps with what your higher, most complete! version of self would do.
For some things, maybe you don’t exactly have a great explanation of why but you just know that you have an affinity for it. Well then, sometimes in that case the activity itself doesn’t truly matter. Instead what matters is the state of being it places you and your subconscious in. In other words, theoretically speaking if you found something which replicated the exact same state of being for you, maybe it would actually be fungible then? Able to be replaced and substituted easefully without attachment? Hmm.
Anyway, that’s in the realm of theorising already. Finally I want to highlight the importance of that which truly engages you and your mental capacities. That’s rare and not easy to come by. Value it. For what’s truly you, hold on to it! For what truly makes you come alive!! That holds deep!! value people.
With that, I have come to the end of this experimental article. Do make such a list for yourself if you do feel drawn to. Regarding these states of being, I mean it’s nice to know the true essence of what you’re doing Ig?
But it seems I’m looking for more stuff to write but just can’t find any more. So that’s it folks! Done with the week’s article! Cya next week!
Oh right retrospectively one more. The clothes you wear. That’s a perfect!!!!! example of because that’s who I am. Because see, you feel comfortable in some styles of clothing… they’re who you are! And you don’t quite feel natural and comfortable in others. Why! Because that’s not you! And no, you totally didn’t ask for that! As in you didn’t have a choice while incarnated! That’s just literally freaking who you are! And so going back to activities…
Just go for what truly aligns most with you, that flows out as a natural extension of you. There’s no sense of forcing or unnatural not feeling comfortable enough at all. Because it just fits like a glove. Just be you.
The common adage – what’s aligned isn’t forced or chaotic… it flows.