Higher Powers at Work

DIVINE INTERVENTION

Over the last 12 months, I've been at a crossroads in my life where recently, some of the most difficult stresses have all been weighing very heavily on me at the same time.

Why does it sometimes happen that way, where everything comes at once - is it perhaps from all the planets aligning that a kind of planetary energy field is created? How can so much negative stuff happen all at the same time!

Admittedly, I have just played a key part in my own downfall where I've added a problem that wasn't there - something that was looking really good - but which is now looking quite bad for me. It feels like my hand has been forced in some bizarre way. I'm not sure if I really deserve what is about to happen, or if it's a test or a lesson. All I do know is that this feels like it could break me if I allow it.

I'm hoping for another sign as to what to do, a more positive intervention to guide me in the right direction. But I have to keep my energy levels up if I'm to get a positive result.

Human Guinea Pig

TREATING YOURSELF AS SCIENCE PROJECT

Constantly making personal experiments on oneself - checking results, measuring the successes and making improvements to get the best out of our bodies & minds should be something taken every day. Many people never take a proper look at themselves and wonder why they are in the position they're in later on in life.

James Clear has just written another corker of a blog post on the subject of personal science which has now inspired me to make a daily check list of all the things I need to do. Regular assessments will be made to check if everything has been accomplished and tweaks to the programme will be made where improvements are required.

All of us are a work in progress and it takes constant hard work to ensure we are getting the best out of what we have been given. Without daily tests and evaluations - we can't accurately know how well we're performing or if we're heading on the right path. Keeping a daily diary/journal will be the beat way to keep tabs on all this.

Implicit Association

HOW PREJUDICE ARE YOU?

We are all affected by our associations and interactions with other people. Our preferences can be made up from early childhood, influenced by parenting, peers and popular opinion. No matter if we think we're biased or not, our unconscious minds tell a different story... and very few of us are totally without prejudice.

Implicit Association
Taking tests to determine colour, weight, age, sexuality, gender preferences can alert us to how unconsciously, or unintentionally, we favour one group over another. There are arguments to say this kind of testing only really tells us about the social groups we know or don't know and isn't a true test of our biases, but can surprise our conscious selves to the unconscious traits affecting our decisions and presumptions. Take the test to see how you might be more unconsciously biased than you realise.