E58. The Most Dangerous Word In The English Language.

The most dangerous word in the English language is…..conclusion. If we were to allow ourselves to arrive and land on a conclusion about anything our emotional fitness is about to take a hit. The psychology of ‘conclusion’ potentially introduces rigidity in our thinking. Rigid thinking is a sign of immaturity. Arriving at a conclusion closes us off to new possibilities. If I can really go out on a limb, arriving at a conclusion is a form of arrogance. Let me explain!! We experience our everyday lives via a spectrum of perception with sliding scales of awareness.Dear lord, what does that even mean? Lets use water as an example. At one end of the temperature (perception) spectrum we have steam and at the opposite end of the temperature spectrum we have ice. In between that we have water in liquid form from freezing cold right through to boiling hot before it becomes steam. If water had an ego, steam would come out and say with great certainty, ‘I am steam, the one and only expression of water.’ At the other end of the spectrum of perception is ice. Ice with equal fervour and certainty would say ‘ I am ice and I am the one and only expression of water.’ If ice and steam were to meet they would see each other as completely different entities and conclude that this is what it is and how it is. Different perceptions, same thing. Add water in its various temperatures and we now have another new ‘entity’ made of the same stuff. Steam is very real. So is ice, so is boiling water and so on. If water had an ego, all these positionalities would see themselves as separate entities with different opinions and what is better, best, worst, good, bad etc. They could or would come to the ‘conclusion’ that this is how it is. We have all perhaps heard the saying, that if we think like a hammer everything appears to be a nail. Arriving at a ‘conclusion’ about anything is the same thing. Where is the arrogance? Well, if we conclude that we are steam, it presupposes that the other expressions of water are either inferior, superior, completely different to us. Steam could presuppose that it is the only expression of water. I feel there is a tinge of arrogance in that... *** full post at www.joepane.com.au Trust this brings value to you or someone you know. Find more about Emotional Fitness on www.joepane.com.au  Thank you so much for your 5-star ratings on Apple podcasts and for your amazing reviews. If you’re wondering how to leave a rating and a review, please checkout the step by step guide we’ve put together for you https://bit.ly/2VUNxko ------------------------------ Let's connect LinkedIn Facebook Instagram & Clubhouse @joepaneinsights Join the EMOTIONAL FITNESS CLUB

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