FEELING GOOD ! The What, How, Where, When, etc. of It?

[henryyyyyyyyyy]

I guess it’s hard to remove until it’s removed? Either way there’s nothing to do but to do it.

As far as investigation goes I’ll point you toward this recent post by @Elgin

Elgin's Journal

The issue of control (or no control) was a problem I tackled a few years ago. What I remember is that there is really no such thing as control. ‘I’ or ‘me’ appear as controller, but they constantly fail. What really controls ‘me’ are the circumstances that trigger the pre-programmed instinctual passions which is again ‘me’ in motion. If ‘I’ had control then ‘I’ could change emotions in an instant at my own will. But ‘I’ can’t do that, hence control is a mute point. That’s not the point as far …

@Elgin

Be aware of it: “Hey, I’m in good mood, feel carefree, I have fun with this etc. Cool.”
Hold it, be aware of it. When that mood begins to alternate and shift then you also begin to notice. Your current time awarens evolves over time. The mood changes may slip under your radar at first. But at one point you do indeed notice:" Hm, I’m feeling bad."
Then the inquiry starts: Why? How? When? What happend? Scan your memory for the moment or event that changed your mood. Stick with it. It’s like a riddle you have to solve. Ask questions, try to find the reason for that change. Only you know the reasons, nobody else can do it for you. If you can’t remember it it’s okay. Don’t be harsh with yourself. Go on living your life. The next event will surely pop up. If you can pin point the reason then explore it. Is it reason enough to spoil your happiness? Why is it so important to feel that feeling instead of feeling better? What is so special about it? Can it solve my issues? Is it helpful? Why am I holding onto that feeling? How is this feeling related to the basic instinctual passions richard talks of? >> Learn about yourself.

Investigation takes many forms but the gist is to be an interested ‘scientist,’ learn everything you can about it, its ins & outs, how it operates in you, how ‘you’ operate. And as you get to know ‘yourself’ more and more, and have more and more experiences of purity, it becomes more and more a simple choice about how you want to operate, what gets fed, when you can nip things in the bud & when something just needs to be experienced for a bit longer.

A useful idea is that ‘nothing can go wrong,’ so however you investigate has potential fruit to be found. If you’re feeling worse then you know you’re headed the wrong direction, but even feeling worse has interesting information about ‘you’ to be gleaned which can ultimately be useful as well.