Those first two questions are the ones we use to keep ourselves stuck in the old way of thinking. We use them to hide in what we know and what makes us comfortable. WhatIf is one of the best avoidance tools we have and we use it well. And if we use it well enough, yes, we get stuck right up to our axels.
The trick is to want to find that special thing and to want to be open to the gifts that can come through such activity. So you start; you think about what you like to do. Maybe you like to write or maybe you like to work on automobile engines. So you decide to write the Great American Mystery Story or you buy a classic car to restore.
Now. It that doing it for you? Are you in your passion? No, you say, no. Why?
“Well,” you say, “I don’t know. I enjoy writing but the mystery thing isn’t doing it for me.” You look at me, baffled.
Or you tell me “I thought I’d like to restore this car but really, it’s a pain in the drivetrain.” You sit down and frown, confused.
“Is there anything you do like about the writing?” I ask.
“Oh, yes” you smile, “I have one character who was a real person. I love history, you know.”
“So when you are writing this character, does it just feel delicious to be in that place?” You blink in surprise.
“Oh, yes,” you reply, “I really get lost in history. Come to think of it, that does feel delicious. Would not have thought of that word.
“Is there anything you do like about working on the car?” I ask.
“Yeah,” comes the reply. “I find myself only working on the engine and the mechanical parts. The body is completely neglected.”
“When you are working on the engine, does if feel delicious? Does it take you out of yourself and let you fly free?”
“Well, yes,” you say intrigued.
So maybe you should write historical stories and rebuild engines. Do what takes you to that delicious place.
You may hit delicious by sitting down in a sunlit room and reading for an hour. Someone else may find a delicious moment in taking the dog for a walk or spending fifteen minutes with a silly cat playing in a laundry basket. Gardening offers opportunities for both passion and delicious. If you are passionate about gardening, or car repair, or bungee-cord collecting, you will obviously experience delicious while engaging in that activity. The grace is that, while delicious is found inside passion, passion is not a requirement for delicious. Delicious is everywhere and can found in small increments and in the most mundane of activities. While passion may threaten to overwhelm us, delicious allows us respite from this racing world.
Delicious comes when you blend with the activity at hand; you are at one with the flower, car, bungee-cord, and the world is held at bay. It is in the delicious that you remember the Divine. And it is in that delicious moment, when you blend with the universe that you feel and know pure love.