Bill
03-07-09, 02:44
Immediately a bird flies from its nest, it is on constant alert looking for danger and as soon as it feels threatened it will try to escape.
The cat on the other hand, prowls around the garden looking for birds to pounce on. To the cat, he is the predator and the birds are his prey.
So what are we? I think we're both because we have awareness but also intelligence. Sometimes though our intelligence will create too much awareness because we end up knowing "too much" to worry about which then creates a nervous disposition so we become like a bird rather than the cat because we live our daily lives on constant alert for what we perceive as danger.
Something I just read which triggered a thought...
i got so scared and couldnt control it
Panic creates panic and fear creates fear causing us to live our lives In fear of living. We become the bird, afraid to fly from our nests.
How then do we become the cat once more? The cat virtualy knows no fear.
Therefore, if a bird suddenly became afraid, what would he do? He'd fly away to find safety in his nest but a cat would probably just sit there because he couldn't care less!
So, we experience a panic which really frightens us.....and it's because it really frightens us that it constantly comes back to torment us because it Knows it can frighten us just as a cat knows it will constantly scare birds and force them to fly.
If birds had intelligence, they'd learn how not to be afraid of the cat and outwit it by constantly mobbing it until the tables were turned and the cat became the bird. So how do we use our intelligence to fight panic?
Well, we have to remain rational and learn that panics only keep coming back because we're afraid of the feelings they create.
When we suffer a panic, it really frightens us so from that day on we become the bird constantly looking out for the cat. The cat will only give up when it knows the bird is no longer afraid because it knows how to fight back.
Therefore, it means adopting a new "I don't care" attitude so that we no longer worry about them. If we don't worry about them because we're no longer afraid of them, they don't keep coming back. However, there will always be days when we find ourselves under more stress than usual so we could then experience panicky feelings but once we've learnt to accept them together with learning the causes, they stop controlling our lives.
Speaking of controlling. We shouldn't attempt to control a panic because controlling means tensing up in an attempt to resist the feelings because they frighten us. Let go, let them happen, don't attempt to control them, don't dwell on them or worry about them and don't let them frighten you. Stay calm, carefree and relaxed, and say to yourself "So what, do what you like!".......and you'll soon become the cat once more living freely.:hugs:
The cat on the other hand, prowls around the garden looking for birds to pounce on. To the cat, he is the predator and the birds are his prey.
So what are we? I think we're both because we have awareness but also intelligence. Sometimes though our intelligence will create too much awareness because we end up knowing "too much" to worry about which then creates a nervous disposition so we become like a bird rather than the cat because we live our daily lives on constant alert for what we perceive as danger.
Something I just read which triggered a thought...
i got so scared and couldnt control it
Panic creates panic and fear creates fear causing us to live our lives In fear of living. We become the bird, afraid to fly from our nests.
How then do we become the cat once more? The cat virtualy knows no fear.
Therefore, if a bird suddenly became afraid, what would he do? He'd fly away to find safety in his nest but a cat would probably just sit there because he couldn't care less!
So, we experience a panic which really frightens us.....and it's because it really frightens us that it constantly comes back to torment us because it Knows it can frighten us just as a cat knows it will constantly scare birds and force them to fly.
If birds had intelligence, they'd learn how not to be afraid of the cat and outwit it by constantly mobbing it until the tables were turned and the cat became the bird. So how do we use our intelligence to fight panic?
Well, we have to remain rational and learn that panics only keep coming back because we're afraid of the feelings they create.
When we suffer a panic, it really frightens us so from that day on we become the bird constantly looking out for the cat. The cat will only give up when it knows the bird is no longer afraid because it knows how to fight back.
Therefore, it means adopting a new "I don't care" attitude so that we no longer worry about them. If we don't worry about them because we're no longer afraid of them, they don't keep coming back. However, there will always be days when we find ourselves under more stress than usual so we could then experience panicky feelings but once we've learnt to accept them together with learning the causes, they stop controlling our lives.
Speaking of controlling. We shouldn't attempt to control a panic because controlling means tensing up in an attempt to resist the feelings because they frighten us. Let go, let them happen, don't attempt to control them, don't dwell on them or worry about them and don't let them frighten you. Stay calm, carefree and relaxed, and say to yourself "So what, do what you like!".......and you'll soon become the cat once more living freely.:hugs: