Dealing With Disappointment
I think the hardest part of my job is when the crowd responds terrifically, but CD sales are low. If the crowd doesn’t respond, I know it, so, it’s easy to be unattached to sales, I know they’re not going to be great.
But, when the crowd is dancing in the isles, on their feet going nuts, it’s hard to stay centered enough to be unattached to the expectation of great sales.
And, just as life would have it, that’s the job at hand. Given I’ve set my mission to bring joy and celebration everywhere I go, giving of my joy freely and with no strings is really important to fulfilling my purpose.
I wonder if that’s true for all of us; our expectations build when we know we’ve done a really good job at something we love to do and, sometimes get let down by the results, allowing those results to take away from the good work we’ve done.
The lesson is always the same: give of what we love freely, let the joy of that giving be our reward, let the presence of spirit in what we do be it’s own healing nature and know that healing nature in our hearts.
It’s what we all want, unconditional love, so, it’s what we must give, in every situation, no matter what. Not easy, but, I’m gonna keep working on it.
October 17th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Hi All
I don’t have Disappointments, I just look what ever comes my way I have sonehow attract it to myself. So I learn from that and know that it is perfect. I use a Meditation Tech. called Ishayas’ Acension (Meditation) which My wife and I will be teaching at the Creative Thought Center in Waynesville iin November each Tuesday of that Month from 6:30 to 8:30. There is more on CTC web site.
Love Jay
October 17th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Well, what you wrote made me think of some words that I have been pondering lately….. ” It’s not the Love that you get in this world that will bring you happiness, indeed, it is the Love that you give, without limitations, expectations, or conditions, that will bring to you true happiness. The less conditions, restrictions, limitations, we put on our ability to love, the more we will experience conditions, restrictions, and limitations on our happiness”… so live freely, love freely, and I suspect you will find that happiness too, is free…..
Peaceyo
October 17th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
shoot man, that’s why I don’t usually leave comments, I tend to mess em’ up… I meant to say: “The MORE conditions, restrictions, and limitaions we put on our ability to love the more we will experience conditions, restrictions, and limitations on our happiness” I hope I have cleared up any possible confusion before it manifested….
peaceyo
October 17th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
in response, I’m inspired to point out that there’s a virtually unlimited potential for a very favorable outcome. It’s funny how we change from moment to moment, and that vision sometimes gets cloudy then clear again, time and time again… I know that you know that the sustained effort will pay off… thus, we are of one mind, brother. I’m so happy for you, doing what you love the way you do it. I love hearing your musice… and playing it… play on, brother! You carry the dream of a great many with your words of encouragement. Give your gift completely, and the universe will respond with abundance.
Tony
with a hug…
October 17th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Hi Cliff,
Thanks for the email letting me know about your website and blog. Cool stuff, man!
I an not an artist per se. I am a massage therapist. I consider myself a sleuth, seeking out the imbalances in the muscles and talking to the muscles to restore balance. And as a sensitive person, I totally understand what you are talking about. Sometimes clients come in, get on my table, I work, they get dressed and they leave and I never get any feedback. I don’t know what was going on for them while I worked. I just have to go on faith that what I did was good. And then I’ll have a client who takes a minute to tell me about something that happened to them in the session….astra travel or a flashback with a major healing on an emotional level, a shift in how their muscles feel…and I know to keep doing what I’m doing and to just trust that the right people will come in to see me…the people who need what it is I have to offer. And all is well.
So, although I am not an artist, I can relate. You rock! I miss hearing you play. I do have one of your CD’s and I guess I need to figure out what else is out there.
An interesting thing happened to me today. I had a day full of blunders and frustration. (I even forgot to pick up my daughter at school! She got out at noon, so it WAS an unusual event!) Late in the afternoon, I went to pick up an order at the farmer’s market, and when all was done, the vender smiled really big and tucked in “something extra for your dinner tonight”. I almost cried! It was like the big cloud that had been over my head all day vanished. I had been listening to a book on tape all day and talking to myself, doing everything I could to turn things around…unsuccessfully. (I even bought myself a brownie) That smile was the trick. Back to the paragraph about my work…sometimes we never know how we affect others. I think I’ll write him an email and let him know.
Thanks for doing what you do!
Hugs,
Pam
October 18th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Cliff,
This blog entry appears to be a thinly veiled plea for folks to buy your CDs. Poor CD sales are primarily a business/marketing issue, and shouldn’t be blamed on your fans, even if they are tightwads (hey, Walmart makes billions from tightwads!)
If your product is marketed to the right people at the right price, they will buy it.
Best of luck to you!
October 18th, 2007 at 9:06 am
It’s true, that if something is a disappointment or not is how we percieve it, how we label it. Somedays I’m better at labeling than others. Somedays they’re disappointments, somedays they’re opportunities, somedays they’re just my beautiful life unfolding. That’s what makes the practice of creating our perception, and thus, our lives, such a powerful practice.
And, as with all practices, the more we practice, the better we get at it. Given my fluctuating days, I can see I still need more practice.