When we go through changes.

Lis­te­ned while wri­ting this post, try while rea­ding it :o)

This post is the twelfth in a series reflec­ting on the mea­ning of life and the impor­tance of this ques­tion. These posts should be read in the order they are publi­shed as, star­ting at the 6th for example, dear rea­der, will mean the whole thing makes no sense. Hap­py reading! 

Eating and fee­ling- our very first acti­vi­ties which conti­nue during the first years of our lives, way before we are even able to pro­per­ly com­mu­ni­cate. Sounds, images, the asso­cia­tion bet­ween the two, emo­tions that make us feel those of others, the pre­sence or absence of our natu­ral pro­tec­tors, the food we are given, the health tests we are sub­jec­ted to, and all the impres­sions that we are left with; these phy­si­cal expe­riences mir­ror somew­hat the fol­lo­wing steps of our intel­lec­tual development. 

In fact, all this hap­pens pro­gres­si­ve­ly through end­less emo­tio­nal lear­ning- and pre­cious lit­tle cold, hard ratio­na­li­sa­tion. This is the para­dox of the tran­si­tion from the tee­nage years to adul­thood. Upon lea­ving this emo­tio­nal phase which, it has to be said, culmi­nates in such an ama­zing way, we expe­rience a moment in which life seems to make no sense at all. Why? Because we are total­ly overw­hel­med! Our ratio­nal brains speed up and begin to com­pete with our emo­tio­nal brains- those which have accom­pa­nied us so well for all these years; those which have led us through so many life expe­riences. All of a sud­den there’s a new kid on the block and they seem to have abso­lu­te­ly no consi­de­ra­tion at all for this loyal, old com­pa­nion of ours. This is where we come to the so-cal­led cri­sis, this loss of mea­ning if you like, or rather the absence of mea­ning. This new arri­val poses just one ques­tion. Can you guess what?

To be continued…

-Dan­ny

I’m Dan­ny (aka Coa­ch­Dan­ny). I have a pas­sion: humans. Come with me and take this minute eve­ry day to explore what’s going on today and why is it tren­ding. Click here to get your dai­ly thought right on time for break­fast.

Sources: https://solomotivation.com

Trans­la­tion by Hei­di Dew­hirst: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-virginia-dewhirst-142983a4/

Last Upda­ted on Janua­ry 8, 2022 by Coach Dan­ny