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Originally Posted by Onward2wards
Can we train ourselves to be more aware of those impulses as they rise and fall, stripped of the usual judgments we pass on them, absent the sometimes less than accurate socially approved labels we are taught to paste over the authentic, raw experience? Can we relearn how to interact with them as they happen? Is it possible to gently interfere with the process in order to become more of who we want to be? Can we become more truly conscious, more authentically alive, with a starting point of increased basic self-awareness?
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I believe the answer to all those questions are Yes.
I believe reading and understanding our own neuroscience and psychology gives us the first step towards this awareness. The next would be to look into our lives and accept our own little triggers. I usually do this by self-reflection but the technique I've read about the most is to take an "observational" stance instead of a reactive stance. In a particular situation, you would look at the mere facts in front of you instead of any feelings or emotions you may be experiencing. Then, you would give attention to your body to understand what you are feeling. If your feelings contradict your observational conclusion, these could be caused by past judgement, insecurities or even social conditioning.
I actually believe we are all essentially rational beings...our emotional intelligence makes us sensitive to our environment and surroundings which reduces our rationality (making us irrational if we give in to our emotional sensitivities). Finding that fine balance between rational and emotional is, I believe, to be authentically alive!