The Direction of Intention

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Whether he knows it or not, Alan Seale has taught me to pay attention to the energy, the feeling in my body, and not the story. It is the flip of how most of us engage with life. Take a look around (or pay attention to your self) and you’ll notice that your thinking gets all of the attention and the feeling – if noticed at all – is demeaned, diminished, discounted or denied.

It is a very useful practice to pay attention and work with how you feel before you attach to what you think. In fact, when stressed or stepping into the dark side, thinking is generally nothing more than a big dog barking in your head. Attaching to what you think almost always leads to some form of internal debate – and inner debate is a sure sign that you’ve split yourself. What could be less interesting than spending your time attending an inner debate?

On the other hand, if you pay attention to the energy – which is neither good nor bad – you can change the direction from a downward spiral into darkness and contraction to something more expansive and easy. You can ground it, you can slow it down, stir it up or add color; you can even it out. You can trace it back to the trigger and see clearly the story you tell every time you are uncomfortable or afraid. And then, if the old story is worn out, you can make a new story.

Energy first, story second. It is how your brain works: you have experiences (you feel) and then you story the experiences. The story part of the equation is your choice.

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