Creative Synthesis

This was a thought provoking read.

There is a bit of an almost magical effect that happens when we draw our attention inwards through introspection, or meditation, where some changes simply seem to just happen automatically, from certain observations, coupled with acceptance and also not liking what we see.

George Harrison was quite inspiring to me, melding his pop start status, with a deeply spiritual being, two almost seemingly polar opposites.

I sense our personality most certainly evolves, as I would absolutely say that mine has, and that leaves me sometimes incapable of even being to categorize it into any concrete singular definition, as who knows if that will be my personality tomorrow :)

As harrowing as it may seem to look within and improve on ourselves, and tweak our personality, I feel it is much more enjoyable than the intimidating thought about it.

Martin, thank you for such a thoughtful comment. I agree that sometimes I feel I've changed so much that it resists categorization or even description. It's too fluid. And, as you write, I find that much preferable to being stuck.

I just read this article again Lisa,it is a bit of an intellectual exercise in itself, as there is a lot to take in.

That notion in the beginning is an empowering one, where we 'choose our personality'.

I like Sal Mendaglio's mention where Dabrowski suggested acceptance of negative emotions. There is a sort of magic that happens with intentional meditative awareness of one's inner state.

I have heard some spiritually minded, who are of the mindset that 'everything is God' mention how, there is a reason for that, in that when we place our undivided attention on ourself in this way, it is healed as it is in divine presence.

I won't get into a theological discourse, but I find that fascinating, and without an absolute knowing in how it happened, I have experienced negative emotions disappear through intentional, non-judgemental awareness, seeming by magic.

Reminds me of the saying, 'when we resist, it persists, and when we look into it/face it', it disappears'.

I think everyone has experienced this with paralyzing fear, of asking someone out, or dancing in public. Sheer terror is transformed into...what was the big deal again?

I believe we need to interrupt our busy-ness with a form of peaceful reflection, and ideally meditation. They say music is made from the spaces of silence in between the notes, and if you run a motor non-stop, it will eventually break down.

If wee don't intercede our thinking with some silent spaces, and give our mind a rest, as well as our body needs, we can have an emotional breakdown.

There is such tangible growth available through a conscious effort to observe our thoughts and emotions, where the reverse is true. Leave one's thinking and emotions unobserved and unchecked, and I feel that is the birthing of a path to an emotional dis-order.

Thanks for the chance to do some reflecting here, it reminds myself to write about it.