(Continued from Part I)
Whoa. “Work Softer.” What would that look like? And what if I don’t want to be working at everything all the time? How about just Being? Be Softer. Enjoy a Softer Life. Yes please. Yum.
Almost immediately though, I felt guilty. (Ah Guilt, the charming companion to The Badger*). Who was I to live a softer life? Life is hard. “Everyone knows that.” And if I decided to have a softer life, what about all the people in the world who truly do have hard lives? And what about the planet? Wouldn’t having a soft life mean being totally reckless and greedy and disregarding environmental impact? That’s not what I meant, that’s not what I was after. Could I create a concept of Being Softer that went beyond myself?
I hope so. That’s my experiment here. To find a way to be Softer with myself (gentler), Softer to others (kinder), and Softer on the planet (greener). In short, doing my part to create a softer world, where everyone can experience a softer life.
Interested? Let’s try it together. See what happens. See if, as the coked-up inner Badger warns us, the world crumbles, nothing gets done, we’re taken advantage of, and we end up on the street. Or, as I believe, we end up way less stressed out — calmer, happier, healthier, more peaceful, more content, having more fun, more in touch with the world and universe — and able to pass along all those poz vibes to others.
I’ll be offering techniques, thoughts (my own and others’), resources, suggestions, experiments to try, and opportunities to share your own experiences and findings. I look forward to playing and seeking softness with you!
* Martha Beck calls this our prehistoric “Lizard Brain” sending out constant messages of fear. Julia Cameron calls it our Inner Critic. Some religions call it Illusion.
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Brock says:
Hi Polly.. Welcome to my world. That was a really good set of questions that brought you to this site. This first of many bigger questions. These are the kinds of questions that a few people are starting to ask, and there are a lot more of them to come. And the answers are not what people want to hear or know about. Lots to talk about here.
I’ll subscribe to RSS and keep watching..
P.S. Toe sox… Ewwwww..
September 4, 2009, 12:31 pmmary ellen and walter says:
love Softie! You are right about all those thoughts and Badgers, and we know all about them!
September 6, 2009, 6:44 amGo, go, go, on figuring out how to be nicer to you and consequently everyone!
One idea is to actually sit and do nothing! Have it be a “requirement” every day! Ha ha!
Gotta motor if I’m gonna hit that waterfall with Z and A and W and ME.
Love, ME and W
ps
We are hoping to make your life softer by buying a new couch so you can sleep easier
next time you’re here-
also we watched your coffee pot film. I (ws)was kind of
tired when we put it on-at any rate,people who can’t enjoy a cuppa coffee can’t enjoy anything-was that the theme?like Thoreau said the faultfinder will find trouble in paradise-
I’ll watch it again when I’m more awake-after a cup of coffee or two-
p.s. Hi, ME again here. Yeah, thx for Emma back and movies! Watched the above plus stop action (very neat!) and the ominous and many-layered “they came at night”. Really creepy, sweetie!
You go, girl! Or, no, you stop and have some down time, girl!
Love, us