Hit it hard
Fast Move
Humans can move with surprising speed even without their choosing. Circumstances that require that Olympic style reaction include hitting a panic button. You know which one I mean. The accelerator goes from zero to a million within a second. The movement is so fast there may be smoke involved. If the action is a result of a safety issue, the hope is that moving quickly might extinguish the fire. But if the panic button is jammed as a reaction to a feeling freely provided by another human, the outcome isn’t as clearcut. Control is the real choice. Knowing where our internal panic button is located is as important as when the need to push it is felt. The frequency can also tell a tale about what may be going on within. Trying to slow down what is happening during enjoyable moments easily is still futile but as least it points to the fact that there are good times. When a human can stall the urge to smack that panic button even for a split second, the real control begins to show. After all, that ringing really means something needs to be noticed.
Take Five
Each week this year, read through the suggestions and see how they call out to you.
- Do you have an internal panic button?
- What are you trying to avoid when your buttons get pushed?
- How do you go about ensuring that you can make decisions without rushing?
- How can you break your own repetitive fears?
- What do you do to unplug from external stimuli?
Come back each day to see if something changes about the effect of an activity. Repeat choices to identify different thoughts. You are not the same person every day. Your life shouldn’t be either.
Live Alive
