I have read that the human brain weighs about thirteen pounds. I have no reason to doubt this (especially since the only way to be sure would require separating my brain from my body) but when the mind (which it seems to me should be weightless) turns on you, it has the avoirdupois of a ton of brick!
A friend of mine is having a major freak out about taking a big step forward in her job. Fear has her in a death grip! I understand biologically speaking, fear is a defense mechanism. It is supposed to keep us from doing dangerous things. Often though, I find that it keeps me from doing things that are quite the opposite of dangerous. It keeps some of us from meeting new people or finding a better job. Those sound like good things. So what is the evolutionary reasoning behind the fear and anxiety people find themselves suffering from? Uhg! Remember that commercial that said a Mind is a Terrible thing to waste? It was half right!
I suppose that this is the much hyped Fight or Flight response. Well, too often I have chosen Flight. I guess all we can hope for is the wisdom to know when it's time to stand and Fight. We are only fighting ourselves anyway. And the only way to lose is by NOT fighting. In a perfect world, I guess it would be better to not play this game at all. Damn! 80's teen movie wisdom alert! It's like Joshua (whopper) in War Games. He (?) finally realized after playing endless games of tic tac toe that the only winning move is to not play at all!
Sadly our minds usually dont leave that as an option. So as long as we have that inner voice screaming at us, "shall we play a game?" I say to you....stand and Fight!
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