August 11, 2010:  Dog Days

I can’t remember in the 35 years + I’ve been in Milwaukee that the summer weather has been completely ass.  I’m sure I offending my brothers and sisters living in the Arctic Circle and those living in the Amazon.  But I came to Wisconsin partially to escape the summer oppression of Kansas.  I’ve come home.

However, in keeping with my commitment to feel good regardless of external conditions, and this is a big one, I consider this another contrasting experience from which I can take the bounce.  Whenever I don’t want something, I automatically ask for what I DO want and the part of me that is non physical becomes it.  If I don’t follow the separation between the physical me and the non physical me is what causes my negative feelings.

See, I can justify why I’m crabby about the weather because it is in my face so real.  But I can also notice the uncomfortable weather, know that it is temporary, focus on something else and feel good.  It’s like when someone asked Abraham (see side panel) “how can I feel good when my arthritis is so painful?”  Abraham responded that you can feel depressed and in pain or you can feel hopeful and in pain and the difference between the two is whether you will recover or not.

So, part of me wanted to throw a tantrum at the unrelenting heat and humidity…the dew point must be at least 20 points over the humidity…and say ENUFF ALREADY…IT HAS BEEN 7 WEEKS OF THIS CRAP!  But I decided that I’d apply what I’ve been learning for the last year and expand my energy “as if” I’ve got what I’ve been wanting.  And that really isn’t too difficult because the weather will change. 

So I’ve taken the bounce in these dog days and appreciate my shower and clean clothes and air conditioning and up coming road trip and on and on.  It’s so much better that feeling once again like the Universe has put its enormous thumb on my head and saying “take that!”

With Love, Connie