Yes! The Wall Street Journal has a brilliant insight this morning, and it's pertinent to our pursuit of Peace, to our commitment to bringing Peace into our lives and the world. In an article titled "For Investors Dealing with a Loss of Control" Professor Jennifer Whitson of the University of Texas points out that "when you sense ...a lack of control you're much more likely to try twisting and pretzeling explanations and seeing patterns that aren't even there".
In short, when our sense of control is threatened, which it often is, in large ways and small, we tend to see the information we have as more complete and reliable than it really is and we imagine we know what's coming next. This gives us a false sense of control, even if what we imagine is bad!
Our brains like to make up stories, in the absence of information. And often that story attempts to confirm a sense we already have of the world, that it is a dangerous place.
So, the Peace practice today is to relax in the face of the unknown. Practice holding the world as a safe place, one with ups and downs, but one that tends to land gently for most of us, most of the time. Notice the stories your brain extrapolates with little information. Laugh at them! They are not real!
Love,
Darlene
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