If We Follow The Clues, We Can Stop The Insanity
November 15, 2011
Why are we having so much trouble understanding how our psyche works? We know more about outer-space then we do about our, “inner-space.” Millions are afflicted with mental conditions that range from schizophrenia to bipolar to obsessive compulsive to a myriad of phobias that often keep us from doing what we know to do.
In spite of all the clues, we have failed to explain the nature and power of the “forbidden fruit” that is responsible for Adam and Eve being kicked-out of the Garden Eden.
The famous story book detective, Sherlock Holmes, knew that cognition was at the heart of solving the crime when he said, “There is nothing so elusive as an obvious clue.” And with that in mind I invite you to explore with me, a new level of cognition, as we identify clues that may solve the riddle as to why we live under a mental guise that has the power to hold us back.
Let’s begin by noticing that we are the only animal on the plant that suffers under the weight of its own thinking. The other primates don’t worry about tomorrow or regret what they did the day before, or feel guilty because they took food from another member in their troop. Or the member they stole from; now holds a grudge against the thief, which raises a question. What major factor separates us from the other primates? It would have to be our intelligence; our brain is more sophisticated, but in what way? We have the ability to imagine; to project into the future and past, and to see, in our mind’s eye, what is not there. But what does our ability to imagine, have to do with our suffering? Nothing, until you link it with another clue, our nighttime dreams, which are often chaotic and nonsensical. Have you ever dreamed about a person, place or thing that did not appear as it really is? Hallucinations such as this, demonstrate that our brains will miss-create, by taking reality and twisting it into something of its own making.
Now you may wonder, what does miss-creating have to do with negative thinking? Nothing, until you link it with another clue, our subconscious; that place where our brain monitors and maintains our body, without us even knowing about it. The fact that our brain miss-creates and has total control of our subconscious, gives weight to the theory that our brain has created, without our knowledge or permission, an image of who our brain thinks we are that speaks to us through the “chatter in our head.” You know that voice, the one that calls you, “Dummy and stupid” and says, “You don’t have what it takes!” Understanding the language of our chatter opens the door to our inner world. But why would our brain produce an aberration that can keep us from doing what we know to do? The answer may lie in the universe itself, which contains both positive and negative energy. However, when this energy enters our brain something happens. The psyche will separate one from the other and display them in our personality.
The positive side mimics our universe, which is always creating, changing and in order. Our negative side works in conjunction with the chatter in our head, which takes our imagination and uses it to produce mental conditions that hold us back. Sigmund Freud, the father of modern day psychiatry, called this image the ego, which is Latin for “I” (the self.)
By simply combining a few clues, it becomes apparent that humanity pays a price for having a highly creative brain, but we’re not through yet.
If you decide to journey further down the rabbit-hole you will discover there are only two states of mind, peace and suffering. It is here that we learn that all mental conditions are a product of these two states. Happiness, joy, contentment, being grateful is an extension of peace. Schizophrenia, bipolar, obsessive compulsiveness, and all the other abnormalities and phobias are linked to the chatter in our head, which orchstrates the ”condition.” This notion of us having “a problem,” because we hear voices in our head is nonsense. We all hear voices because this is how our brain communicates with us.
The depth and intensity of a mental condition can vary, from severe to highly manageable. In order for coaching and/or therapy to be successful, the recipient must have the capacity and motivation to take the next step, and the next and the next. To learn more about, “what moves us forward and what holds us back,” I invite you to take the next step by clicking here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SSuVwc78M
The Solution; Stay Curious
November 6, 2011
Curiosity is the engine that makes things possible. Bill Gates of Microsoft articlated this during an interview when he shared that he required from his managers, an annual report, detailing what they thought was possible from their department.
Bill went on to say that he would take a week off to read the papers, because he was curious to learn how best to lead the company.
This approach also serves us in our private lives. Thought leaders are curious about the nature and direction of their thoughts, because they know the inner creates the outer.
Why The Concern About “Transforming Ourselves?”
November 4, 2011
Given our intelligence, why in the world would we have to be concerned about “transforming ourselves?” One can argue that we don’t always do the right thing. Some say there’s evil in the universe, but where? If man no longer existed, where’s the evil? Show me that part of our universe that supports evil? It’s not there; however, there is a state of mind that the universe does support, peace. Peace is the only state of mind that shares common ground with the universe, which raises a question. If peace is an extension of the universe, what causes us to lose this connection?
The answer; we humans pay a price for having a highly creative brain, that has created, without our knowledge or permission, an image of who our brain thinks that disconnects us through its rhetoric. You know that voice, the one in your head that “chatters” and tells you to do and say stupid things; the one that drives you to be angry, compulsive or depressed.
Ah! Now we see the need for transformation. The world of opposities has found a way into our thinking.
The positive side mimics our universe, which is creative, ever changing and in order. The side our brain created is not concerned with “moving forward, but rather is committed to holding us back, through its surrogate, the” judgemental chatter-in-our-head,” which raises a question.
How do we overcome this creation of the brain that impacts all that we do?
Click here to learn the answer; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SSuVwc78M&feature=feedu
Theoretical Psychology Enables Us to “See” the Unseen
November 4, 2011
Theoretical psychology enables us to ”see” the unseen by employing models and abstracts that predict psychological phenomena.
Ever since Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden of Eden, we have contemplated, without success, why we humans can be so extraordinary on one hand, and on the other, confused, self-serving, and at times, destructive. Given our intelligence, what mental dynamic would cause us to be confused, self-serving, and at times, destructive? Guided by a quote by the famous story book detective, Sherlock Holmes who said, “There is nothing so elusive as an obvious clue,” I decided to poke around in my own thinking to see what I could find, when I spotted a clue I had not noticed before; my nighttime dreams, which are often chaotic and nonsensical.
Have you ever dreamed about a person, place or thing that did not appear as it really is? This happens because our brains can and will miss-create. Now you may think, so what, I’m awake, I’m in control, I know what’s going on. But wait, there’s more to the story. Much of what our brain does, it does in our subconscious, away from our prying eyes. But what does the subconscious have to do with us being confused, self-serving, and at times, destructive? My theory makes that connection.
A theory is a based upon a hypothesis, backed by evidence that can be tested. Psychological theories have two key components: (1) it must describe a behavior and (2) make predictions about future behaviors. My hypothesis is that our brain has created, in our subconscious, without our knowledge or permission, an image of who our brain thinks we are that communicates to us through the chatter in our head.
My theory is based upon the fact that our brains (1) miss-create (2) control our subconscious and (3) produce mental states that hold us back. We experience the pangs of bipolar, depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsiveness and other mental disorders because there is a side of our personality that is dedicated to producing these anomolies. To learn more about how my theory (1) describes behavior and (2) makes predictions about future behaviors, click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SSuVwc78M&feature=feedu
