I have been thinking a lot recently about why we human beings - myself included - either put off doing what we know we should do, or just ignore altogether those things we know, really know, that we need to either do or change.
Inasmuch as whatever is happening today is reality, then what is the opposite? It is over simplistic to just call the opposite of reality "unreality." It is deeper than that. I have come to believe that buried in our psyche is a trait called denial. Since it is so entrenched in all of us, perhaps it is a product of our evolution.
Sometimes denial can be positive, for instance a protection mechanism, as in facing a serious physical challenge, or in the inevitable death of a loved one, or perhaps even our own demise.
But the flip side of that coin is that denial is at the heart of sabotaging a healthy lifestyle. I call this negative denial. We humans are very adept at putting off until "tomorrow," which interestingly never appears on anyone's calendar, in a seemingly never-ending cycle. We are going to improve our diet tomorrow, or we are going to get serious about physical exercise tomorrow, or perhaps we are putting off learning the art of meditation, or even getting our financial house in order. All these things fall into the classic negative denial category and can sabotage our lives.
Being a "put-er offer" is simply living in denial. And sometimes the greatest denial is simply ignoring that we are in denial!
How do we get off this denial treadmill? I suggest taking one item and concentrating on moving ahead instead of putting it off, like getting started with a Qi Gong program.
Try it. It can change your life! It has certainly changed mine.
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