“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.” Anais Nin
Is this an obscure mystical fantasy or the literal truth? Does the quality of our inner life determine how we experience the world outside the borders of our own skin? How do you perceive life immediately after feeling betrayed by a loved one or immediately after a cherished project went down in flames? How does that compare with waking up after a great restorative sleep when you feel thoroughly refreshed, alert & crisply aware?
Despite the fact that the quality of our inner state of being is all-important, most of us tend to shy away from our own inner world & focus almost all our efforts externally, relying entirely on the external world to provide us with a good (or at least OK) quality of life. Reliance on externals including all the distractions & pharmaceuticals (prescribed & under-the-counter), to sustain our inner world, is short-term gain for long-term pain.
The intelligent, mature approach is to deal directly with the issue - to investigate, with curiosity, our inner state, which is after all the ultimate biofeedback of our life. Our mood, how we feel, has causes AND consequences. How we think also has causes AND consequences.
We can & must - if we're interested in living a free evolved human life - observe all of this directly & consciously make all necessary adjustments. This is mindfulness practice! Mindfulness-based therapies are making a huge impact, for a reason.
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