Thinking AND feeling. My thoughts.
Some people are uncomfortable feeling. They try to stay with thinking, and the feelings run in the background.
Some people try to stay with the feelings, and the thinking stays in the background.
The rigid, black-and-white thinkers are more comfortable with anger than fear, judging than understanding, arrogance than humility.
The process is this: A stimulus, perception, information followed by a person
thinking, intellectually evaluating it, then
feeling, generally am I safe or not, after which
intention. Some people believe every feeling has an intention. Then
action.
Since this is a feedback loop, that leads through the process again.
If I'm hiking, I might see a path, trees, rocks, hillside, creek, and then a big brown thing. I might think "that's a bear". I would head to the data bank, and think, "bears are hard on people". Just the facts. Followed by fear. My intention would be to save my big pink body, and I'd run.
Looking back over my shoulder, I might see big brown furry thing has a green pack over his fore-quarters. I would think, "That's my dog", and feel relief.
Etc.
Arf
Life is roses AND thorns.
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- Not to go off on a tangent, but...
- You're not alone, McFly
- re: Not to go off on a tangent, but...
- Tangent away...it's a good thing Mc Fly
- Black and white thinking
- Test the spirits...
- I am so excited for you Lindy!!
- How about "introducing" a few photos here? ;) (n/t)
- Speaking of "so far back in their box..."
- re: Tangent away...it's a good thing Mc Fly
- Black and white thinking
- Math and science
- Life is roses AND thorns.
- Math and Science
- Because emotions and real feelings are scary