Instead of being weighed down by the pressures that come with overthinking things, I'm throwing thought completely out the window for a whole month... Welcome to Day 2 of the experiment: Don't Think, Just DO!
The Experiment:
"For the next 30 days, I'm going to purposely not think! Rather, every time I catch myself thinking of something, I'll replace it with an action instead."
The goals I'm aiming to achieve by doing this are:
1- Auto-pilot myself to a level of mastery
2- Boost productivity by zoning out
3- Caring by not caring
4- Allow reality to properly manifest around me
Start of Something New
Mentioned in the comments of yesterday's post 
"One way for me to practice this is cold showers. Every time I take a shower I crank the water as cold as it gets (and in my mother's place it's COLD, like literally brain-freezing). Sometimes just before doing it, a thought might arise: "gosh that'll be uncomfortable", but then I'm like "no monkey brain, you know nothing, I've done this numerous times, it's not like I'd suddenly die this time", and then just do it without hesitation."
> >Welcome to the cold shower bonus challenge!
It was one of the first thoughts things to come into my awareness this morning. I said I would do it. So what happened? I got into the bathroom, and... I wasn't even standing in the shower when I started reaching for the handle. I caught my reaction right before I turned the water on. Subconsciously this challenge already infiltrated my mind. I was amazed at how quickly a thought can take hold, eliciting a particular reaction.
I stood fully under the showerhead and turning the nob to TUNDRA, I embraced my first "just-do action". I lasted a couple of seconds and began screaming obscenities to myself. I swapped it to hot, and before I knew it, I was laughing my ass off. I'm gonna try to increase the duration... slowly though!
Breezing Through My Comments
It didn't take 5 whole days to properly reply all comments to my last post either, and already I saw this as a huge upside. Until now, I used to only reply comments in batches and not as I got them. Seeing that I get some really amazing comments and interactions to my posts by my awesome readers, I wanted to use my time online more effectively—caring for everyone who comes to my blog! I got into some great conversations, and it also makes it faster for me to navigate other's pages to comment and write more posts!
Before doing this I would go by commenting everyone at once, that wasn't the smartest move. I felt heavy that by the time I would reply, I wasn't sure what to say anymore... Or if I could put as much thought into my replies. Forget that!~ I am now replying as I go, and it's working! My fear of not knowing what to say was unfounded, but it wasn't until I gave myself the chance to go with the flow that I realized this.
I Took A Lot of Breaks
To watch a funny video or to pay a bill online when I started to feel the thoughts creeping in. I was wondering where to eat for lunch, so I told my head to stop right there. I chose to cook something instead of trying to pick where to eat. I pulled a bunch of random things from my fridge. My lunch today was a pork stir fry with a bunch of mushrooms and tofu :3
Prior to this experiment, when I would be thinking about something for too long, it would make me anxious and lead to a negative mood. I took this time instead to focus a little more time on things that I enjoyed doing, and played a few video games too! It's not healthy to stay in a thought-loop without doing something about it. No lethargy for me!
Reality Manifestation: You Need To Be Specific When Asking the Universe to Manifest Something for You
And here everyone is my showstopper for today, and the meaning behind the title of this post. Some of my followers already know this; but one of my secret life goals (like in the end-game bucket list) is to open my own arcade. The thing is... I didn't specify where it would be.
I got an interesting message earlier today since I just reinstated my social media after a week of hiatus, and was greeted by a long time friend (from Hawaii)... Exclaiming they've been waiting for days to get a hold of me.
Their reason?
Him and another friend were going to be opening a business in L.A. (California) and were inquiring to see if I wanted in on it.
The business?
An arcade with a bar that also runs as a venue.
Well then.
Self potrait
A Dream Staring Me in the Face
I can't say much more about the details of this life-changing gig, except this would mean I would have to bite the bullet on the one thing I was not willing to compromise—moving away. This I feel, is what the meant when saying; "be careful what you wish for". They had already put a lot of planning on the table, but since I shared the same dream with this friend, they wanted to share me a once in a lifetime opportunity with me.
NO THINKING ALLOWED, so what did I do? I contacted a trusted friend for advice on this. They straight up asked me if I was willing to move, and had a slew of questions that I needed confirmation on if I were to pick up this project and relocate for it. There will be a contract/ proposal with everything from room & board, pay, responsibilities, and any other required information. It's a year out, but it's still a lot to think about... After this experiment is over of course. I have informed them about this.
For now the consensus is to see where this leads, and to remember that no change is permanent. I would definitely regret it if I didn't give this a shot.
The Universe Moves When You Aren't Looking
I hadn't thought about my dream in months, and here it came, in a way I didn't even think was possible. A lot of times, overthinking a goal or anything for that matter can swing doors open to overwhelming doubt. One of the widely known views of how manifestation works is of the genie moving to grant your wish.
If you can't release that energy back out and clinging tightly to it, then how will you pass the instructions on of "this is what I want?" Instead, overanalyzing can be seen as continuously making corrections to your desire and never forwarding it to a greater power to follow through on.
Verdict!
I could write this off as a coincidence, but it's all here in the blockchain. I like to believe that the energy we put out, is what comes back in the physical. That's it for today and we are looking okay so far. What could possibly come up next?
... and I'm asking you, I'm not thinking about it!~
Day 2/30
