THE SEVEN FIXATION = EXTERIORIZED FEAR POINT
WILLIAM CHU
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"Hey man, great to meet you. Name's William Chu, but you can call me Will. What's up?
"So I hear Angel Stevie's been giving you the scoop on the Enneagram. It's neat, right? If I'm not making sense to you at any stage, just stop me. People tell me I don't make sense a lot. I have no idea why that is, come to think about it. Maybe something about speaking—or thinking, at least—too fast? "Anyways, the Seven fixation—my buddy on this ride through life—is all about staying out of trouble, keeping on the move, being a free spirit, man. Yeh, if you're always on the move, trouble can't catch up with you. Am I right? "Whenever I stop in one place for more than a few weeks, I always seem to get into trouble somehow. Why? I honestly don't know. I mean, I'm a good guy, and I care about other people . . . as long as they don't get too heavy. Then I am outta there. "Hey, I've got a great idea. Why don't I tell you one of my stories? Everyone loves a good story, right? "So, one day there's a guy walking his donkey along a deserted road, high up in some mountains, someplace, like maybe Peru. Yeh, that's it; they're in Peru. It's getting real cold out, and a storm's coming. "Hours later, in the middle of a real nasty blizzard that seems like it's going to go on forever, the guy—oh, he's a wizard, by the way—the wizard says to the donkey, 'Donkey, I'm going to have to turn you into a fur coat for myself, or else I will die in this blizzard. Now don't be frightened. When I no longer need the fur coat I will turn you back into a donkey, and, as payment, you will never have to work ever again. You will live out the rest of your donkey days in donkey paradise.' "The donkey turns to the wizard, looks him up and down, and says, 'Dude, I'm a donkey. I can't understand a word your saying!!' [cymbal crash]. "Pretty funny, huh. I wet myself when I heard that one. "No good? Really? Wow, you're a tough audience. Actually I do a pretty mean stand-up comic routine if you're ever interested. Wherever I am I'll generally put on a performance of some kind. Jokes, impersonations, acrobatics, wigs, outfits, crazy stuff. Sometimes people even pay me for it!! "I guess there are lessons to be learned in life . . . but, honestly, I can't be bothered. I'd rather go surfing, or something excellent like that. Surfing's the best. Have you tried it? Oh man, you really should. I fact, why don't I teach you? I'm heading out now, why don't you come along? It'll be fun . . ." |
"Hey, I've got this great idea right now."
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"THE MAGICAL CHILD"
"Now, when I stop being on the move all the time; when I allow myself to be in my body and actually start feeling my emotions (gulp); when I take full responsibility for where I am and what I'm doing; when I tell the full truth; and when I no longer turn and run away from the huge mountain of fear and pain that is lurking in my past but also deep inside me, then it feels like I'm dying. Dying, but then being born again into a different reality. One that feels real, truthful, nurturing, loving.
"When I really put my attention on this moment, and stop and deal with all the sensations and emotions I've suppressed or run away from my whole life, my physical body starts to feel different. Actually, I start to be in my body for the first time. It's quite a revelation. It actually feels good. Often terrifying, and frequently painful, but good.
"When I stay centred and present, with a quiet mind and an open heart, it feels like what used to be William is this flimsy veil that just disappears. Then I'm really here, and I'm actually available to connect with others and the world. Things then take on a whole new, deeper, meaning. Who would have thought that everything I've been seeking for my whole life is already right here where I've always been? What a joke!!"
"When I really put my attention on this moment, and stop and deal with all the sensations and emotions I've suppressed or run away from my whole life, my physical body starts to feel different. Actually, I start to be in my body for the first time. It's quite a revelation. It actually feels good. Often terrifying, and frequently painful, but good.
"When I stay centred and present, with a quiet mind and an open heart, it feels like what used to be William is this flimsy veil that just disappears. Then I'm really here, and I'm actually available to connect with others and the world. Things then take on a whole new, deeper, meaning. Who would have thought that everything I've been seeking for my whole life is already right here where I've always been? What a joke!!"
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