What me worry?
I was listening to a tape by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. on Worry. It is a very good tape. In it Dr. Hallowel mentioned that basically our brains are designed over millennia of evolution to be on guard for danger (saber tooth tigers and woolly mammoths and other wonderful creatures). Basically, being worried and negative is natural for the mammalian brain and being positive takes effort. However, it is an effort which is well worth it….
Being positive counters the mammalian brain’s natural tendency for negativity. An easy way of being positive is through being thankful and appreciative.
There are so many things to be thankful for. Just being alive is such a gift that we take for granted. In the Odyssey when Odysseus goes to the underworld he visits the great hero Achilles in the Elysian Fields which was the Greek equivalent of heaven. Achilles tells Odysseus that he would give the large palace and the wonderful life he had as a shade for eternity to have a single day back on earth as the lowest slave to the lowest servant in his old estate.
Whenever I remember that passage I appreciate life even more. Wow! I just took a deep breath and thanked the Creator or whoever. Of course that’s just a beginning. It is so great to be alive….
But, that’s so easy for me to say. It all has to do with one’s individual brain biochemistry. Whether you are optimistic or pessimistic has a lot to do with your genes. However, no matter what one’s biological disposition there need not be a biological predestination.. We, are free willed conscious beings who can free ourselves from our propensities.
According to Milton H. Erickson (The father of clinical hypnotherapy):
“Each person is a unique individual. Hence psychotherapy should be formulated to meet the uniqueness of the individual’s needs, rather than tailoring the person to fit the Procrustean Bed of a hypothetical human behavior”
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