Programming your IPS – inner positioning system

We all have a perfect internal compass, one that consistently and accurately guides us in the right direction as we navigate this journey called ‘Life’. I like to think of mine as my IPS (I work in IT so acronyms are a by-product of the way I think :-)), also known as my Inner Positioning System. It’s a bit like the GPS (there we go with the acronyms again!) in your car; but instead of a location on the planet’s surface, it tells you where you are in life and how to correct course for calmer waters when you find yourself in a challenging situation. I know we all have one of these useful little IPS systems because that’s my experience of life, and it’s something I’ve observed so many times in friends, family and clients. And I know it works perfectly every single time because that’s also my experience of life and of my friends, family and clients. But, and there’s a big BUT, we’re really good at covering it over with our mental version of MUD, often called ‘Logic’ for the unwary. Of course, there is a role to play for logic in every day life, for example you wouldn’t walk out in front of an oncoming car, it’s just not logical unless you want to end up at A&E. Logic becomes the mental equivalent of ‘MUD’ or ‘muddled unhelpful decisions’ when we are trying to think our way out of a more nebulous situation that we’ve somehow found ourselves in. Perhaps we’ve...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Happiness thought Source Type: news