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March 2009 
Selfishness Expanded
Posted on Apr 19th, 2006
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Wil
Wil
I am recontemplating contemplations, circumnambulating the old thought...
And I like it, selfishness that is....
I like it so much I want you to be selfish, I want to start a trend...
I'd like you to consider to get the best education you can, absorb it all, be as selfish as possible about it.
I want you to consider raising your consciusness, to the absolutely highest possible, consider taking your path to the ultimate, meditate till you levitate, be so good, so righteous you ascend, follow the pillars daily....whatever it takes selfishly attain spirit.
The best part about this is the world is amazingly abundant there is no lack of consciousness out there for us, or lack of information, education, enlightenment.
Be selfish, help as many people as you can to do the same.
What an awesome world we live in.
peace and blessings,
wil
And I like it, selfishness that is....
I like it so much I want you to be selfish, I want to start a trend...
I'd like you to consider to get the best education you can, absorb it all, be as selfish as possible about it.
I want you to consider raising your consciusness, to the absolutely highest possible, consider taking your path to the ultimate, meditate till you levitate, be so good, so righteous you ascend, follow the pillars daily....whatever it takes selfishly attain spirit.
The best part about this is the world is amazingly abundant there is no lack of consciousness out there for us, or lack of information, education, enlightenment.
Be selfish, help as many people as you can to do the same.
What an awesome world we live in.
peace and blessings,
wil
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Ok then wil, if you insist! :D ;)
Wil……..as always ………you are awesome!
Heidi
“Be Selfish! Attain much spirit!”
Just found this Abe quote, thought I'd add it here:
“Even when we are encouraging you to selfishly seek your own joy, we are actually saying to you: Your joy is the greatest gift that you can give to anyone. Because unless you are in your joy, you have nothing to give, anyway.” ~ Abraham Hicks
OMG Wil - I am soooooooooooo there!
I actually have been thinking of writing an article for a local magazine on this very subject!!!!! I have so many patients come in who I talk to about learning to be selfish…they are so depleted, b/c they give and give and give and never allow themselves to receive or to just do things for themselves…
And Flex…thanks for the quote - it will go into the article!
YES! That's what I'm talking about healthy ruthlessness.
Be selfish. Burn!
I'm on fire over here Wil…did you know MIT has FREE open ware for ALL their classess? I'm taking quantum and string physics and english lit…and well…I'm going to MIT!
Smarty Farty me…Loved it Wil…you Rock! Way to Be…
Heather
Namaste all,
Heather- awesome on the MIT info I checked out the site way 2 cool!
Pam- Did you see the orginal Selfish is Virtue thought?
Flex- Awesome Abe quote….they are coming to town in 3 weeks…hope to be there.
Heidi- great to hear from you…I still miss the boards…
Wil -
I had not seen the first one - thanks - it has given me alot to reflect on for my article.
I had a major example of a patient who has no idea of how to take care of herself. She is a Workers Comp case - Wife and mother to an 11 yr old boy. Husband is an accountant (and has therefore been basically unavailable for the last few months as a husband and father). Son had troubles at school last year…doesn't “fit in”, was bullied…yet is a hard working kid who gets good grades.
The kid had problems last year and is emotionally behind his classmates, so he ends up getting harrassed by the bullies in the school and the neighborhood. Mom has gone into ultra-protective mode…while still recovering from a beating she got in her job as a Teachers Aid whilst breaking up a fight. So now, any little wimper from Jr sends her running…he's getting so co-dependent on her that this week, whilst on a 3-day school trip, he has called every half hour in a panic about something. She ended up canceling 2 of her 3 sessions out of guilt…she “has” to be available in case he calls. Can't give herself 1 hr out of the day to take care of herself. She is soooo depleted, and no matter what I say, she can't get “un-stuck” and see that she really need to care for herself FIRST…if she keeps going the way she is, she'll end up in hospital or worse…. then what will her son do???????
It can be so frustrating working with this kind of patient. The thoughts and opinions in your other blog have given me alot to consider…the two sides of the arguement. This has been on my mind for awhile but I am glad I did not start it before now….I can see that the article has taken on a whole new twist in my head.
YOU GUYS ALL ROCK!!!!
“Shall we explore mindless v. mindful….or wait for the pain to go away?
Building new neuronets does cause an interesting headache….but one that goes away quickly…. Wil”
My head is hurting right now, but as many of my patients say, it's a “good” hurt!!!
It's funny, this article has been 30 years in the making…since I was a teenager I always thought that the “team” mentality (where the needs of the team come before the needs of the individual player) was overrated and somehow just plain out of balance. I couldn't explain it beyond “I can't play for the team if I get a permenant injury from playing on a sprained ankle/whatever…”
I think the brew is nearly ready to pour…..
Percolate Percolate Percolate….
Would love to respond but I am busy being selfish and have to run. (wink)
Love you Wil! As always, you are the bringer of the wisdom and the feeder of the soul. Thank you my friend.
Hummm wil, you are selfish, and I am learning to be selfless. What does this mean? :)
You expect him to be bothered to answer that? :D
My flexible friend…4582
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Shyloh, I was going to ask if you truly thought my definition of selfish and selfless were mutually exclusive…but prior to sticking my neck out I thought I best look it up….and I so love when source provides answers in my head which are soon validated…
self·less (slf
Someone says to you…
“Don't be selfish by doing what you want to do. Instead, do what I want you to do.”
Who's really being selfish? Fact is, when you're trying to get someone to not be selfish… you're being selfish.
; )
Very interesting reply. I am going to ponder this more wil and all. Thank you for your kind reply.
Interesting that this found it's way to my inbox today…..
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live. It is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
– Oscar Wilde
PS. Now there are those that will say but this doesn't apply to all, some folks are just selfish to the extent that they don't think about how their actions affect others. And I say yeah, now, but give them time and most of them will use those new skills to benefit the world, even if it is unintentional. And the rest will be examples of how not to be, what is not to like? (oops by their actions they can benefit the world as well! So no excuse, everyone be selfish!!)
Interesting timing to see this bit of activity…my teacher told me last week if I were as dedicated to myself as I am to him, I wouldn't need him at all. Selfish is not the same as self-indulgent. It is definitely a twisty little definition that makes this work….to make ourselves the best we can be gives us the ability to do more for the collective. Thanks, Wil for popping this up into my awareness today.
hugs ~ J