Does Accomplishment Automatically Lead to a Sense of Fulfillment?
The assumptions we make on a routine basis are usually hidden from our conscious view, which is what makes them dangerous to us. We assume something to be true without knowing we’re doing it. If at some point we happen to become aware of the assumption underlying a particular belief, it’s easy to feel like a chump. In other words, it becomes clear to us we’ve been hoodwinked by our own thinking.
Kidnapped By Your Own Thinking
Whoever you are, my educated guess is at times you’ve been kidnapped by your own thinking. You may not have thought about it in those terms, but for a moment, just reflect on the phrase, “kidnapped by your own thinking.” When your thinking gets all revved up, and starts running away with you, and from you, what else would you call it?
What Am I Here For?
It’s a question that almost anyone with a self-reflective impulse has probably asked themself, perhaps repeatedly: what am I here for? The question can seem like it demands a long, complicated answer, or that it might take a long time to figure out. There’s a simpler way to look at it.
Giving Up? Or Giving In?
In a conversation with a client about resistance the other day, it became clear to me that they had some confusion about the difference between acceptance and surrender. Though it’s common to confuse one with the other, they’re not really the same.