Rick Springfield Revelation
Rick Springfield. Sigh. Brings back so many fun memories for me. My sister and I LOVED (well, alright, we still do) him when we were teens. We’d rush home every day from school to catch Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital. We had all of this records, knew all of the words to his songs and our bedrooms were covered with posters of him. Our parents even took us to his shows at local venues. Once he even played with Corey Hart (remember him - the sunglasses guy?)!
When Rick announced a show in the city where I now live - which is where my sister lives too - she didn’t hesitate to buy us tickets to celebrate my birthday. Funny how it transports you to being 15 again, you know? We were so excited!
The show - which was awesome - had an added bonus for me. It uncovered another Work Around that I have with the Negative Belief of Not Worthy. (woo hoo….. lol)
Here’s how it happened (oh the Universe and it’s workings!): When Rick took a break at the show’s intermission, my sister turned to me and said “Let’s go stand down at the front of the stage.” I had been perfectly happy with where we had been sitting. We had a good view of him (and what else do you need??) and even more importantly - we had room to dance and scream like we were teenage girls again. I insisted we were fine, that it wasn’t fair to butt-in where we hadn’t been before, we would ruin other people’s experience. (hello Work-Around!!!) She said “Oh come on, we’ll be fine!” and quickly grabbed my hand before I and my Negative Belief could protest further.
You should know that I am the older of the two of us. I have always been the rule-follower. She, the rule-bender if not full-on rule-breaker. She amazes me sometimes at how she’ll throw caution to the wind and go for it, not caring what others think. And sometimes, to me, that can also feel like she doesn’t care about anyone but herself. (it’s not true, she is very caring - but that’s another negative belief trigger for me!)
So we land at the front and end up meeting some really nice people. My sister asked them if we could stay for a few songs and they all happily agreed. Rick came back on and OMG!!! He is still amazingly ripped and gorgeous at 73! And he was RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!! And… oh wait…. I digress…
After three songs went by, I said to my sister that we should go back to our seats. (Work Arounds are persistent!) She hesitated and the next song began. And then the next song and the next. The people around us had now become friends, some of them even asking for my business card! When I had told them earlier that, as the older sister, my sister was pushing me out of my rule-following-comfort-zone they thought is was funny and encouraged us to stay. After all, they said, it is for your birthday!
So we did - all the way to the end. And I’m glad we stayed because during “Human Touch” - I got to fist-bump Rick! Oh my younger self is still screaming with glee at that!
The next day during my meditation, I was still kicking myself for not being more like my sister. For holding back when clearly there was no harm done by our moving forward. I was more worried about what other’s would think instead of honoring what I wanted. I asked my Guides to help me understand this dissonance. They told me that first of all - there is nothing wrong with being perfectly happy where I was to watch the show. I didn’t have to want to get to the front, to push my way through. It’s totally okay to sit back and enjoy the show!
And then I asked “but why do I feel this way?” And they answered that sitting back is a Work Around to help me not feel my Negative Belief of being unworthy. Many times, staying seated is absolutely fine - and most Work Arounds are positive indeed. In this situation, however, I had a chance to see what happens when I didn’t employ the Work Around. I got to fist-bump Rick Springfield! So now, what has been illuminated is my ability for Conscious Choice going forward. Now that I understand the feeling of wanting to sit back, I am more aware of when my Negative Belief and Work Around are being triggered. From there I can choose if I want to, metaphorically, stay seated or if I want to rush the stage. And that choice can make all the difference.
Who knew a Rick Springfield concert could be so enlightening?
Rick sings his iconic song. You can hear me and my sister (seen toward the end of the video) singing right along with him! WE LOVE YOU RICK!