It’s funny–as children we start out as a totally blank slate, literally like a chalkboard. We are open to all and every possibility. And, as we explore and learn to walk, we invariably stumble or stub our toe.

Ouch that hurt! We cry out, and mom or dad helps us….or not. If they fuss too much (or we get totally ignored) that seemingly innocent event can become a story, where we assign meaning to explain these things in our life.

Invariably, these stories start to cloud up our chalkboard–new drawings, new thoughts & ideas get layered on top–but those old events, feelings + emotions are stuck in our body. Because mom or dad wasn’t there to help us, we might become distant, or “independant” as a survival technique, learning never to rely on anyone. We may never forge close relationships, or learn how to become open and intimate through sharing feelings or having a close relationship with another adult.

But what happens if we take a step back and become present to the actual truth? What happens if we slow down enough to realize “wait, I’m on the verge of hyperventilating?” …

If we can slow down enough to look from a 3rd party perspective–we can become conscious to the fact that maybe this story we’ve told ourselves (or heck been told) isn’t true….?

I know we can all think of a million phrases we heard growing up, “Money doesn’t grow on trees” or “money is the root of all evil” or “you can’t have it all” …

What if you can? Actually, fruit does grow on trees, and if you water & harvest & tend to the trees, you do have something of value (& therefore) something that you can exchange for money–if you can harvest it before it falls off and rots.

Money is neither positive nor negative–it’s something like gravity. It’s just there, and you can learn to harness it (for good) or you can try and ignore it and the natural consequences (and laws of the universe) will smack you upside the head if you choose to completely ignore or pretend they don’t exist.

You can “have it all” if you figure out how to change your perspective, deal with your sh** and look beyond your ego. Your ego is rooted in yourself, your “self” and we could call it the “monkey brain” — it’s here to keep you alive — it dictates you need food + water, shelter (don’t get cold and freeze to death) etc. … it makes you do seemingly irrational things, like putting on beer goggles and procreating before you’re emotionally or financially ready for it, Before I go too far off the deep end here, however, I want to circle back to what the original point was–and that’s understanding your emotions. They are seemingly nothing more than a way your body says “oh this is great” or “oh that’s bad” and they can “wire” these patterns into your head as part of this survival mechanism to protect you and keep you alive–so you don’t get eaten by a sabre-tooth tiger, or fall off a cliff and splat like an egg dropped from 3 feet above the floor.

Taken from this perspective, I recommend you watch this 11 minutes discussion on emotions with Dr. Joe Dispenza….and then come back here and share what your biggest insight is.

Cheers!