While eating dinner
recently, I witnessed something interesting with my youngest child.
Lasagna was being served of which was new to him. He was hesitant to do
so, but he eventually began to sample this item of food. He would place
a bite in his mouth and then close his eyes. Eyes still closed, he
would relocate the sample around a bit, then chew and eventually
swallow. Repeat.
He
said that by closing his eyes, his brain could start "imagining"
things. Each bite would vary. Many of his descriptions related to the
ingredients used in making the lasagna, but several other images were far
from it. Huh! I was impressed. Back to the basics. Not only was he
segmenting the different parts of the whole, but he was also allowing
himself to imagine other possibilities. After all, lasagna can
represent different things to different people, therefore representing
different outcomes and experiences. Yes, lasagna.
Find yourself in the
picture. Now determine where you want and can be. Which one serves you
the best?
If you find yourself on the BOTTOM ROW
these days, then seek ways to jump a little higher. Clearly, this an
emotional time for a lot of people. Emotions serve us. They are
signals. Signals that offer new opportunities for change, awareness and
growth. Welcome the moment and the experiences.
Notice the MIDDLE ROW
in the image below. Place yourself here. It is here where you truly
begin to recognize the messages behind the emotions you are currently
experiencing. Consider that they are here to help and guide you rather
than hurt you. Consider the beneficial ways in which they can serve
you. See and hear
yourself in this conversation. Know that all things and opportunities
are available to you...always have been. You probably didn't realize it
because you avoided experiencing certain emotions in the past, therefore you missed the messages and signals being presented.
Take notice next time you point out at someone or something
else. There are always three fingers pointing back at you. Huh! Is there a slight possibility that maybe, just maybe that you
yourself may be part of the equation? What has led up to this moment where you
place blame outside of yourself? Consider how your actions or lack of may have
contributed. Consider how your own values or beliefs might be part of the cause.
Here is a tough one:
What part of yourself do you see in the other person that you don't like? Are
you any different than they? As a species, we typically place
blame outside of ourselves rather than inside, especially when discomfort arises.
"Do we spend the majority of our time talking about things that we really LOVE or do we spend more time talking about things that are mediocre and things that frustrate us?"
Really think about this question. Notice your voice in conversations and notice what the conversations are really about. Consider where your thoughts are TODAY. Depending on where and what they are about will have a profound impact on the direction and degree in which you will grow. It is way too easy to go with the flow and complain about what is not working in the world. As a reminder, you have a choice when you communicate. You are always at choice. For instance, you may choose to remain passive and follow the herd mentality or you can choose to “color” your voice with interesting, remarkable and fresh perspectives. Add elements of curiosity into a conversation and notice the degree of creativity that bubbles up. Then suddenly, out of the fog of mediocrity and communal agitations comes forth new gifts of what is attainable in your life; in our lives.
When you read or witness something, where does your reaction
to it come from? Is the reaction based on a belief system that may not even be
truly your own? Maybe it stems from a seed that was planted in your past. These
seeds may have come in the form of a parent, teacher, elder or group. Maybe it
stems from becoming conditioned by the environments you have lived in through
the course of your life…maybe even your current environment. Consider the
influence of the media and advertisements that weave through every aspect of
our lives. Also consider the reach of government and other regulatory entities.
Again, where do your beliefs and reactions come from? Are they yours? Now, take notice on the
manner in which you read a piece of information. Do you typically skim through
the articles you read? Do you find yourself “stimulated” by certain repetitive buzz
words in today's language? Words themselves contain emotional representations
and they can differ with each of us. Repeated over and over, these emotional
images become compounded, regardless of where a person started. Again, ask
yourself if you are moving towards or away from certain topics? Within the topics,
are there certain buzz words that steer you in a direction? Within these buzz
words, are there certain emotions that steer you in a desirable or undesirable
direction? Did it ever occur to you that maybe the emotions that we avoid the
most are the ones that can assist us the most in our own evolution and
well-being? The big tip here is to
take a moment to consider and recognize the messages and lessons that are being
presented by each emotion? Ask yourself, why you see something the way you do? Where does that come from?
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While eating dinner
recently, I witnessed something interesting with my youngest child.
Lasagna was being served of which was new to him. He was hesitant to do
so, but he eventually began to sample this item of food. He would place
a bite in his mouth and then close his eyes. Eyes still closed, he
would relocate the sample around a bit, then chew and eventually
swallow. Repeat. 
"Do we spend the majority of our time talking about things that we really LOVE or do we spend more time talking about things that are mediocre and things that frustrate us?"
When you read or witness something, where does your reaction
to it come from? Is the reaction based on a belief system that may not even be
truly your own? Maybe it stems from a seed that was planted in your past. These
seeds may have come in the form of a parent, teacher, elder or group. Maybe it
stems from becoming conditioned by the environments you have lived in through
the course of your life…maybe even your current environment. Consider the
influence of the media and advertisements that weave through every aspect of
our lives. Also consider the reach of government and other regulatory entities.
Again, where do your beliefs and reactions come from? Are they yours?
