Here’s a thing I see a lot.
We’re facing a situation; maybe struggling with it a bit.
Then we get a shift in perspective, or have a good idea, or see a way through.
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But then things go a bit wrong, or it looks like the idea we’ve had wasn’t so good after all, and we can’t figure out why, because surely, we’ve had an insight now?
The problem went away… but we still don’t feel right? What gives?!
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Frustrating, isn’t it?
Here’s a metaphor that might help
I find the easiest way to conceptualise this is with the notion of a Great Glass Consciousness Elevator (from hereon in to be known at the GGCE ↕️).
I think I read about this in one of Michael Neill’s books, and it’s a very simple idea:
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In any moment that comes along, our mood/state of mind/level of consciousness determines how many floors up we have gone on an imaginary GGCE ↕️ and hence, how much perspective we have on our current circumstances.
For instance:
- GGCE ↕️ Ground Floor: Problem in our face. Can’t see the wood for the trees. No perspective. Terrible. All seems urgent. No way out. Life is rubbish.
- GGCE ↕️ Level 3: Oh! Look! Bit of perspective on the problem. Not such a big deal after all. I can see the problem here, now I’ve got a bit of altitude on it. I can see a way through it, from up here.
- GGCE ↕️ Level 7: Problem? What problem? 🙈
… and so on.
Crucially: