You don’t need to DO more. You need to FEEL more.

Our society is set up to reward doing.

What awards have you won?
How many non-profits have you started?
How many toys do you own?
How many degrees do you have?
 

And yet, we experience rewards (and the rest of life) through feelings.

Where is the disconnect?

Hell if I know.

Maybe we think that we can win at life if we achieve more.
Society sure sends us those messages ad nauseam.

But what I do know is that we don’t want to win awards.
We want the feeling we think we will get from winning awards.

Like pride or vindication or value.

We don’t want to own more clothes or beach houses.
We want to feel admired or important.

Underneath it all, people are looking for emotional transformation. They’re trying to buy the feeling they believe the object or experience will give them.

Try this:
If you want a deeper, fuller life experience, fill your life with things that give you the feelings you are seeking.

Define what you want to feel:
Excitement, hope, relief, belonging, control, confidence, joy, comfort, or even possibility.

Steer your ship in that direction.

Then when you are in the thick of it, stop and feel your feelings all the way through.
Even the bad ones.

Feel it in your bones and skin and connective tissue, all the way to the edges of your body.

That’s what makes life complex and deeply connected. 

DOING to chase a feeling is exhausting.

Targeted action (towards feelings) guides you closer to the way you think things ought to be.