Internal GPS
We live in a world of endless possibilities, we are spoilt for choice. Many of us however do not perceive the world like this and are unable to access this fantastic potential; we need to learn the engine that drives this, the thing that allows us access to this plethora of wonders. While it is a simple thing it is so very often overlooked. It is hiding in plain sight. It is our ability to direct our attention with our intention. The ability to focus on what we are interested in is what highlights objects, concepts, ideas and people and removes them from background information. I am reminded of the power of this whenever I try and read in a busy environment like an airport. When I first start to read I am very aware of the hustle and bustle around me but once my focus settles on what I’m reading the external cacophony recedes into the background and I am free to explore the world in the book.
The external world is exactly the same – where our attention goes our energy flows! Parents view the word through eyes that primarily see what is relevant to their children, even to their own detriment. Similarly, lovers have a paradigm that places their beloved in the centre of their attention zone. Motor enthusiasts, sportsmen, pet owners, religious zealots, surfer dudes and bar flies all have this in common. The attention they bring to their interests highlights relevancies which non interested parties would not be aware of. (Think, by way of example, of watching someone else’s holiday movies, or baby pictures if you are not as enthralled as they are)
The point of this is that we have to choose to allow an interest in something before our attention is drawn to it. The danger of not consciously focusing on some worthwhile expression of growth, in a world of such sensory abundance, is lassitude and ennui which leads to a life of unfulfilled potential, of “would have, could have, might have, ought have…. but never did” So get interested in something that will stretch you, something that will make you grow, something uplifting. All you have to do is supply the attention and the energy will follow.
Namaste
Rod Briggs is an International Lecturer in the Mind Sciences. He has taught government departments, universities, Olympians and peak achievers in the corporate and private sectors from all over the world. He spends half the year in Europe and the USA on lecture tours but resides on the Dolphin Coast. Contact the Mindlink Foundation for one on one or group Stress Management Therapy or get Rod Briggs’ new e book Simple as Breathing at www.mindlinkfoundation.com
We live in a world of endless possibilities, we are spoilt for choice. Many of us however do not perceive the world like this and are unable to access this fantastic potential; we need to learn the engine that drives this, the thing that allows us access to this plethora of wonders. While it is a simple thing it is so very often overlooked. It is hiding in plain sight. It is our ability to direct our attention with our intention. The ability to focus on what we are interested in is what highlights objects, concepts, ideas and people and removes them from background information. I am reminded of the power of this whenever I try and read in a busy environment like an airport. When I first start to read I am very aware of the hustle and bustle around me but once my focus settles on what I’m reading the external cacophony recedes into the background and I am free to explore the world in the book.
The external world is exactly the same – where our attention goes our energy flows! Parents view the word through eyes that primarily see what is relevant to their children, even to their own detriment. Similarly, lovers have a paradigm that places their beloved in the centre of their attention zone. Motor enthusiasts, sportsmen, pet owners, religious zealots, surfer dudes and bar flies all have this in common. The attention they bring to their interests highlights relevancies which non interested parties would not be aware of. (Think, by way of example, of watching someone else’s holiday movies, or baby pictures if you are not as enthralled as they are)
The point of this is that we have to choose to allow an interest in something before our attention is drawn to it. The danger of not consciously focusing on some worthwhile expression of growth, in a world of such sensory abundance, is lassitude and ennui which leads to a life of unfulfilled potential, of “would have, could have, might have, ought have…. but never did” So get interested in something that will stretch you, something that will make you grow, something uplifting. All you have to do is supply the attention and the energy will follow.
Namaste
Rod Briggs is an International Lecturer in the Mind Sciences. He has taught government departments, universities, Olympians and peak achievers in the corporate and private sectors from all over the world. He spends half the year in Europe and the USA on lecture tours but resides on the Dolphin Coast. Contact the Mindlink Foundation for one on one or group Stress Management Therapy or get Rod Briggs’ new e book Simple as Breathing at www.mindlinkfoundation.com
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