The other day I got lost in a copse. I mean really, it was not even a wood LOL it was just briefly and not very dramatic (looking at it afterwards). But none the less I went through the whole experience with real cold sweat, real wobbly knees and my heart really beating like crazy. Panic and fear instantly manifested in my body not only as feelings but also as real physical symptoms. Thank goodness I was only lost for a few seconds as when I realized I only had taken a wrong turning I quickly found my way back on track. The physical symptoms took a bit longer though to disappear so I took it really easy on my way back.
Now what made me have this seemingly silly reaction of panic and fear in a situation which was in reality not at all dangerous? Thought! I thought I was lost! While I was in it I thought this was real danger, hence the real physical reaction. When I woke up to the fact that there was no danger really, my mind cleared quickly and offered fresh thinking which led me to find my way out easily. Really, there was no real reason to believe my experience to be real, isn't that fascinating?
We do this all the time. We think and it appears real. But is it really real? As soon as there is a physical reaction it appears even more real. But is it really real?
It makes me think........... any physical symptom we perceive as real comes to our consciousness via our thinking. Anything we can EVER experience ALWAYS comes to our reality via our thinking. So how real can something be, when at any time our thinking can change? I mean, really?
Now what made me have this seemingly silly reaction of panic and fear in a situation which was in reality not at all dangerous? Thought! I thought I was lost! While I was in it I thought this was real danger, hence the real physical reaction. When I woke up to the fact that there was no danger really, my mind cleared quickly and offered fresh thinking which led me to find my way out easily. Really, there was no real reason to believe my experience to be real, isn't that fascinating?
We do this all the time. We think and it appears real. But is it really real? As soon as there is a physical reaction it appears even more real. But is it really real?
It makes me think........... any physical symptom we perceive as real comes to our consciousness via our thinking. Anything we can EVER experience ALWAYS comes to our reality via our thinking. So how real can something be, when at any time our thinking can change? I mean, really?
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