Thanks Vineeto!
I have been contemplating something along these lines in my thoughts about alcohol and see that the seriousness talked about in Richard’s conversation with “Respondent”, is just about as good a description of my MO as ever.
That is that my body is “all for” living. It doesn’t need me at all. Like any animal without a ‘me’ . Like a jellyfish for example that are washed up on the river’s edge. Those cells are not serious about anything at all! They are spawned, do what jellyfish cells do, and at some point end.
Just like every cell in my body. Whether it’s a human cell, or the other 50% of non-human cells, they are all just doing “cell things”.
I really enjoy this thought. I started doing some more exercise during the day, and “leaning into” the feeling. It’s not pleasant, but it’s what cells like! I can sense it that my body isn’t as attached to pleasure as I am. Muscle cells reward me with endorphins when they get to lift heavy things!
My focus has been to understand how to work with what I have right now. In all aspects. Rather than allowing the “seriousness “. That’s good to be reminded of, as it was what I was seeing in myself. Good to have a name for it.
Thanks for the links.