Too enthusiastic?

Spirituality
#1

I am very excited and happy these days. Nothing special has happened, I am finding that because of my meditation, long runs, and yoga; I am in a state of great bliss. I am addicted and most likely dependant on these activities. I want to be involved in my community, and I feel like I am at the begining of the prime of my life. People at work always ask me why I am always smiling.

I feel life is new and I want to stay busy to make-up for lost time because I have spent my whole life up until this year being unaware and sort of a lost soul.

Does anyone else feel this way? Is it unhealthy to feel this way psychologically, spiritually , etc? Is it too extreme?

#2

Yes it is extreme, happiness is a sin, just kidding :slight_smile:

#3

Tell them why your smiling - with discrimination now mind you.

#4

to go further into your question. Self pacing is something that is spoken about by Yogani in the AYPSITE.ORG being enthousiastic and happy is good. If YOU feel like your going too fast and clarity of thought is not present, then you may want to slow down a little bit and let things smooth out.

For example Some people are labled with manic depression. So they are depressed and then one day they get happy and hit the manic stage. In their states of Mania they go go go. may sleep very little, go party at clubs, spends all kinds of money, they have a lot of energy, etc… They do all kinds of things and then they crash, they burn themselves out physically and mentally. If those people could slow down a bit when they are in the manic state then they may be able to keep their moods up longer.

From my experience I have experienced states of a lot of energy, if I feel energetic and calm then no big deal, its when I feel energetic and jittery that It is best to do something to calm the energy.

so the question I would ask you is do you feel like it is easy to handle this new state of being? if the answer is yes, then no worries. If the answer is other then that you could read some of the lessons on self pacing here http://aypsite.org/TopicIndex.html
best to you
Brother Neil

#5

I am in no way bipolar, alltho I could see why someone would gather that from my original post. I have friends that are bipolar and when they are manic they only sleep 3 or 4 hours every night.

Mentally I am healthy, perhaps a bit on the anxious side at times but this is due to the way I was raised and I am working on getting over this side of me.

#6

[QUOTE=Pear Martini;32806]I am very excited and happy these days. Nothing special has happened, I am finding that because of my meditation, long runs, and yoga; I am in a state of great bliss. I am addicted and most likely dependant on these activities. I want to be involved in my community, and I feel like I am at the begining of the prime of my life. People at work always ask me why I am always smiling.

I feel life is new and I want to stay busy to make-up for lost time because I have spent my whole life up until this year being unaware and sort of a lost soul.

Does anyone else feel this way? Is it unhealthy to feel this way psychologically, spiritually , etc? Is it too extreme?[/QUOTE]

Yes it’s too extreme, you need a drug habit, and a sedentary life style to even back out… lol, no I’m joking. That’s great and am heading that direction myself. Keeping it simple really does the trick. Meditation, long runs, and Yoga. That’s a great recipe for feeling great. Just keep doing the same, your as set as you’ll ever be… and thanks for validating that I’m on the right track :smiley:

#7

YAY! Thanks for the reassurance everyone :slight_smile:

#8

Hi Pear Martini!

If it feels GOOD, keep doing it! That’s a great rule of thumb to follow. Your constant smiling and enthusiasm is contagious and will inspire others to find that constant state of joy. You do yourself and others a disservice by playing small.

If you encounter people who act negatively toward you because of your happiness, that’s an indication of their own separation from their joy. It has nothing to do with you.

Keep swimming in that bliss and be unapologetic about it! Good things will keep coming to you the more you feel like that…some people never reach the state of bliss you’re in, so relish it! :slight_smile:

My blog is about inspiring people to reach that state you’re already in…that’s so exciting for me to hear that you’re THERE!!! Awesome!

Laural Strang

#9

[QUOTE=Pear Martini;32806]I am very excited and happy these days. Nothing special has happened, I am finding that because of my meditation, long runs, and yoga; I am in a state of great bliss. I am addicted and most likely dependant on these activities. I want to be involved in my community, and I feel like I am at the begining of the prime of my life. People at work always ask me why I am always smiling.

I feel life is new and I want to stay busy to make-up for lost time because I have spent my whole life up until this year being unaware and sort of a lost soul.

Does anyone else feel this way? Is it unhealthy to feel this way psychologically, spiritually , etc? Is it too extreme?[/QUOTE]

Happiness is a subjective feeling… just like any other feeling.
is it good to be happy? is it good to be unhappy?

Those feeling are just an experience. Observe it!

From pharmacological point of view, happiness is just a flow of certain chemicals to the body. Thats is. Few million molecules.

I prefer peace and calmness… just other molecules:)

#10

Peace and happiness is good too! I’ll take some of that please

#11

[QUOTE=Pear Martini;32806]I am very excited and happy these days. Nothing special has happened, I am finding that because of my meditation, long runs, and yoga; I am in a state of great bliss. I am addicted and most likely dependant on these activities. I want to be involved in my community, and I feel like I am at the begining of the prime of my life. People at work always ask me why I am always smiling.

I feel life is new and I want to stay busy to make-up for lost time because I have spent my whole life up until this year being unaware and sort of a lost soul.

Does anyone else feel this way? Is it unhealthy to feel this way psychologically, spiritually , etc? Is it too extreme?[/QUOTE]

Never fear being addicted to something that is good for you!
It is a good thing to stay clear of the addictive state of mind for that is what gets you into trouble.
Balance is the natural way of things.
Nothing special has to happen for you to be happy, it is a blessing to enjoy.
Happiness is not something that you seek, when you do it escapes you.
Like trying to hold fog. You just have to be it, flow with it. You already have everything you need in life.

It is unhealthy to feel unhappy because you don’t have what you want. If you want something you must attract it to yourself through positive thought and action.:smiley:

#12

If you percieve it as extreme, than it is extreme.