Gotta do it! (or not)

I've been researching and reading some blogs, and I've realized that sometimes we start doing things, like blogging or running or eating certain foods, and our initial inspiration to do this and the great feeling of doing it creates a link in our mind between action and the resulting feeling.

I was inspired about a month ago to begin running, so I did. And the feeling of power and centeredness and accomplishment has been awesome. I even created a log to keep track of all the times and what I did and where I was. And from the beginning, I began by asking my body, "Do you want to run more? Do we need to stop now?" Most of the time, my body wanted to keep going for a bit. And all of a sudden, I would know to Stop Now. That communication and connection has been really enjoyable.

Then a few days ago, my body wanted to rest. It didn't want to run, and I debated whether to go ahead and try anyway. There are still those thoughts rattling around about "no pain, no gain" and persistence is the key to success. I walked, but didn't run, then yesterday I wanted to run more than ever, even in the rain, and I was amazed that I ran farther and better than I've run ever before!

The lesson for me here is that I began associating the running with the good feeling, when it was actually Going with the Flow that made it right and powerful. We do the same thing with blogging sometimes, thinking we have to post every few days whether we're inspired or not. How about Not! doing it when it doesn't feel like inspiration? How about not eating when we're not hungry? How about doing more listening and less forced action to be what and how we want to be?

I love the Life that flows through my life, and I trust that I can't miss anything that is mine. Action is not automatically productive and stillness is not automatically peace. The feeling is everything!

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