Clearing a Past .. will free one from the "distraction in the present" - Ashley
Firstly .. I wrote this article for something else .. secondly .. anger is the most accessible human emotion of mankind .. and .. have you seen "The gods must be crazy?" ..an Australian movie .. and a good definition of what I mean ..
Did you know of the around 120 emotions humanity is taught to feel .. only 12 of these emotions are necessary for development and growth .. Of the 108 emotions left .. these are all about deficient needs of the self .. see Maslows' Heirachy of Needs and also Erik Eriksons developmental stages and tasks ..
We have the ability to learn fear before we turn the age of one .. this is set in place by our care-givers .. by the age of 2 fear is well set in place for a lifetime .. from this moment on .. anything that becomes upsetting and emotional gets stored away in a closet .. deep within our soul .. or insitu ..
In this closet will be all the things we dont like about ourselves .. we have been taught to "not" like them .. for example .. "I wanted to be a ballerina .. but my dad was always telling me I was too fat" .. I become upset and have so many feelings .. and because I am unable to deal with them I store them away .. From this moment on I will be self conscious and may consider my self too fat for particular situations .. when triggered ..
Over a period of time these emotions begin to well .. and we have also created within our mind a defence mechanism to ward off any danger of these emotions surfacing its almost like a closet projector .. cos we show it .. we adapt to the harshness of the critics in the world .. mostly from family and peers .. or teachers and other influential people ..
When we come across a situation where we feel unsafe all the defence mechanisms of past experiences come into play .. almost automatically like something turned on the projector .. .. we are then deemed programmed .. and run on automation ..
As we grow .. if these issues are not dealt with .. emotions knowing no logic .. continue to play a major part in our lives .. until such time as we become aware to our own self .. and our own particular way of being ..
In having stated all this .. one needs to feel to touch and touch to feel .. the key is in awareness .. of the conscious self ..
Maybe its time to clear the past .. that way it will no longer affect you in such a limited way .. sit with your feelings .. its not like you havent been there before .. hehehe
On a lighter note .. have you noticed there are many people in this world .. where all you need to do is pop in a quarter and press play for instructions?
Nice post Robert .. thanks ..
Ashley
