My arms were crossed, my right hand on Carl’s left collar and my left hand on his right shoulder. I squeezed my hands together but he kept struggling, getting closer to breaking my grip. I remembered to bring my elbows in and I saw the shock in his eyes as he realized blood wasn’t getting to his brain. When I let him go, he said "That was awesome!"
Hey Chris, good writing. I really liked that quote from Tinkered Thinking - there seems to be a huge amount of truth in his assertion that if we can regulate our emotions (and frustration especially), everything becomes learnable. Powerful. But of course, regulating your emotions is far from easy. Or I find it so anyways.
Seriously, though, I think it's a matter of faith. You could call it karma or discount it by saying it's survival bias.
Tom Morgan frequently writes how when people act in congruence between thought and action, good things happen.
"The voluntary decision to strike out on a new path almost always requires a sacrifice of some sort. Making a leap of faith is even harder with your family strapped to your back. But every single person I’ve worked with, without exception, has taken a single step away from the situation that’s strangling them and another door has opened completely unexpectedly somewhere else. While knowing what you want to get away from is often straightforward, knowing where you want to go next isn’t."
Nice writing Chris.
Life is full of uncertainty and the universe is indifferent to us. We have to decide how to live in this situation.
E.x Life with your grandparents or parents in country side.. you will have lots of opportunities for same😂😂
Awesome to see your mini-posts linked in here!
Hey Chris, good writing. I really liked that quote from Tinkered Thinking - there seems to be a huge amount of truth in his assertion that if we can regulate our emotions (and frustration especially), everything becomes learnable. Powerful. But of course, regulating your emotions is far from easy. Or I find it so anyways.
I think the best way to learn is a feedback loop, and the only thing that breaks a feedback loop is walking away.
I've found that identifying my emotion is the first step to regulating my emotions.
I just wish there were some solid statistics that would show me exactly what percentage of the time I could expect embracing uncertainty to work.
It's 100%! I guarantee it!
Hehe don't we all!! Reminds me of this story:
Once a layman pleaded with Ajahn Chah to read his future (which he never did).
Finally Ajahn Chah gave in and looked at his palms.
He said: "I will reveal your future, and I never make a mistake in this."
The layman was very excited to know his future!!
Ajahn Chah said: "Your future ... is uncertain."
Layman: thanks I couldn’t be happier than this 😂
: )
Seriously, though, I think it's a matter of faith. You could call it karma or discount it by saying it's survival bias.
Tom Morgan frequently writes how when people act in congruence between thought and action, good things happen.
"The voluntary decision to strike out on a new path almost always requires a sacrifice of some sort. Making a leap of faith is even harder with your family strapped to your back. But every single person I’ve worked with, without exception, has taken a single step away from the situation that’s strangling them and another door has opened completely unexpectedly somewhere else. While knowing what you want to get away from is often straightforward, knowing where you want to go next isn’t."
https://whatsimportant.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-curiosity