Saturday, February 21, 2009

A Key Ingredient: Excitement in your life

By Chase (chasescp@gmail.com)

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it! The act of being excited is almost impossible to describe in words. Being excited is an emotion, a feeling. Being excited is an energy. Being excited alters your state of mind. Being excited causes your problems to go away, at least for that very moment. Being excited is an ingredient needed in your life.

The act of being excited can be defined as "delirious: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion." Most of us as humans, naturally think; rationally and logically. We always have to make "sense," of a situation, issue, problem, equation, formula, you name it. Next time you are a part of an interaction where you are attempting to solve or figure out a situation, it could be from a relationship standpoint, academic or really any topic, pay close attention.

Pay close attention to how many times a person will use words such as "but, how, why, what if, can't," and the related. This is the thinking from a logical, rational standpoint. Now picture yourself or someone being excited, about a situation, development, and ask yourself if they are using these words. Chances are they're not. Maybe after the excitement wears off and the rationalization of the situation sets in. But during that period of excitement, in that state filled with emotions, it as an orgasm of uncontrollable emotions of happiness where nothing else matters. You're straying away from thinking in a logical, rational standpoint, but acting instead through your inner most self.

Now Think. Think good. When was the last time you got excited? How long ago? What excited you? In life, every person; male and female, old and young, white and black, Canadian and Indian, all have triggers that affect your internal state. These triggers impact your emotions and moods. For example, if you are scared of clowns, the presence of a clown will trigger a state of fear within your internal state. If one of your ex-girlfriends or boyfriends wore a specific cologne/perfume, the presence of that smell will trigger a happy or sad internal state depending on how the relationship ended.

These triggers are crucial for your internal state in creating the feeling of excitement. Therefore, it is significant to discover and experience elements in your lifestyle that excite you, including the unknown. Once have done so, the result will be a trigger set off to your internal state letting yourself know: hey I'm excited now!

Your lifestyle consists of many elements that will be discussed upon in this blog, ranging from dating/relationships, fitness, music, a hobby, and lastly clothing just to name a few. Your enthusiasm and interest or dedication in improving yourself in any of these listed categories can trigger an excitement to your internal state.

Personally, people excite me. All types. I'm excited in seeing my friends. I'm excited to be introduced to a new person. I'm excited in talking to and welcoming a brand new person to my life. Furthermore, for me, my internal state triggers a feeling of excitement when I can excite another person. Merely seeing a person excited will excite me, it's contagious. Sports excite me, just the prospect of playing a game of basketball. Writing, sharing and adding value to the readers through this blog excites me. Women excite me. All of these elements excite me, and lead to me living a healthy, and more complete lifestyle.

Discover what excites you. Every so often repeat the trigger. Let the unknown excite you. Going on a date and giving a new person who may be a potential mate is exciting. Trying something for the first time usually will trigger a state of excitement, such as skydiving. Challenge yourself, excite yourself internally before you can excite others, and excite others so you can excite yourself. It is a key ingredient to your lifestyle. Be excited and don't hide it!