Bottom Up - Top Down Crashes
/ Current information from our five senses can
come up from our body and collide with
misperceptions and unrealistic expectations
that come down from our mind. For example, I
hear the words, "I love you."but I still think
I am unlovable and undesirable.
Or, a message may come up from my body telling
me that my stomach hurts, but I remember my
mother telling me it can't be hurting because
I just ate.
It's enough to make a body and mind go numb or
panicky and "split off," becoming less in touch
with reality and the big picture.
Now, we're in trouble. Split off from ourselves,
we are evn less likely to find the truth and the
full reality of the situation. And as a result some or all of
what we think, feel and do will be inappropriate.
Sometimes it takes strong mental effort to
stay present and in touch with reality.
Failure to do so usually exacts a high price.
How often, if ever, do you split off from
yourself and reality? How committed are
you to staying aware, open, and curious so
you can make healthy choices and changes
that empower you to become the person
you were meant to be?
come up from our body and collide with
misperceptions and unrealistic expectations
that come down from our mind. For example, I
hear the words, "I love you."but I still think
I am unlovable and undesirable.
Or, a message may come up from my body telling
me that my stomach hurts, but I remember my
mother telling me it can't be hurting because
I just ate.
It's enough to make a body and mind go numb or
panicky and "split off," becoming less in touch
with reality and the big picture.
Now, we're in trouble. Split off from ourselves,
we are evn less likely to find the truth and the
full reality of the situation. And as a result some or all of
what we think, feel and do will be inappropriate.
Sometimes it takes strong mental effort to
stay present and in touch with reality.
Failure to do so usually exacts a high price.
How often, if ever, do you split off from
yourself and reality? How committed are
you to staying aware, open, and curious so
you can make healthy choices and changes
that empower you to become the person
you were meant to be?
