Guest guest Posted May 20, 2001 Report Share Posted May 20, 2001 hello all there is an enigma of which i thought a lot recently: the gap between knowing and acting. or putting it better: the gap between " being aware " and acting. as a curious person i am after knowledge and awarness. sharpening awareness makes you see and understand better - but still there is a distance between " knowing clearly " and acting properly according this knowledge. the result may appear as a frustration, it's like a peson who knows the melody in his brain - but when he starts singing - the melody takes other direction ( language again. the right word is missing) i can see the gap in some areas in my life. but i think many people experience this too. i have an obese friend. she knows a lot about diets and she is aware to the benefits of being balanced , so she promises herself at least 2 times a week to lower her weight] and she even starts the process - but she is trying over 15 years... this was just a simple example. i'de like to ask you: what is missing between awareness and actual deeds? Anat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2001 Report Share Posted May 20, 2001 >i'de like to ask you: what is missing between awareness and actual deeds? > Drive? Desire? Here's a poem to the point: " Another day you've just gone through. What new ideas came to you? How many big things did you do? Ah no, 'twas not the chance you lacked. As usual, You failed to Act. " anon rty pine <pine Saturday, May 19, 2001 10:11 PM the gap between knowing and acting >hello all > >there is an enigma of which i thought a lot recently: > >the gap between knowing and acting. or putting it better: the gap between > " being aware " and acting. >as a curious person i am after knowledge and awarness. > sharpening awareness makes you see and understand better - but still there >is a distance between " knowing clearly " and acting properly according this >knowledge. > >the result may appear as a frustration, >it's like a peson who knows the melody in his brain - but when he starts >singing - >the melody takes other direction ( language again. the right word is >missing) > >i can see the gap in some areas in my life. but i think many people >experience this too. >i have an obese friend. she knows a lot about diets and she is aware to the >benefits of being balanced , so she promises herself at least 2 times a week >to lower her weight] >and she even starts the process - but she is trying over 15 years... >this was just a simple example. > >i'de like to ask you: what is missing between awareness and actual deeds? > >Anat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 Rusty: This was a nice little ditty. I agree that drive and desire, motivation, are in the gap between awareness and action. The problem is, that we sometimes have false fixed ideas and conflicting motivations or blocks to action in that space. So in the case of Anat's friend, she may intellectually desire to start on a weight loss program, and yet emotionally she is still being served by not starting it... and that may be because subliminally she is afraid to be thin, or is convinced that she will fail, or a myriad of other possibilities. So she beats herself up, rather than working to discover what is serving her in staying where she is rather than moving in the direction of her goals. And, in fact, it may be that her goal is not really where she wants to go, and she needs to clarify that more... perhaps she wants to improve her health, for instance, and her doctors have told her that her weight is the reason for her problems, yet that does not resonate for her, and so she hesitates to act. Blessings, Crow Rusty Morgan wrote: > >i'de like to ask you: what is missing between awareness and actual > deeds? > > > Drive? Desire? > Here's a poem to the point: > " Another day you've just gone through. > What new ideas came to you? > How many big things did you do? > Ah no, 'twas not the chance you lacked. > As usual, You failed to Act. " > anon > rty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 Hi, I'd agree with Crow on this, there may be a secondary gain to being heaving. And the addiction to food can have a huge hold on a person. Her attention may be inlign with her actions, but her followthrough my not work because she can't breat the addiction. Over Eaters Annomous can be very helpfull, and there are on line groups who can support you at any hour of the day when you feel a binge coming one. It seems to be a great program. So perhaps she needs to treat this as an addiction, rather than a weight problem. love connie > " pine " <pine > > Sun, 20 May 2001 08:18:27 +0300 > > the gap between knowing and acting > > hello all > > there is an enigma of which i thought a lot recently: > > the gap between knowing and acting. or putting it better: the gap between > " being aware " and acting. > as a curious person i am after knowledge and awarness. > sharpening awareness makes you see and understand better - but still there > is a distance between " knowing clearly " and acting properly according this > knowledge. > > the result may appear as a frustration, > it's like a peson who knows the melody in his brain - but when he starts > singing - > the melody takes other direction ( language again. the right word is > missing) > > i can see the gap in some areas in my life. but i think many people > experience this too. > i have an obese friend. she knows a lot about diets and she is aware to the > benefits of being balanced , so she promises herself at least 2 times a week > to lower her weight] > and she even starts the process - but she is trying over 15 years... > this was just a simple example. > > i'de like to ask you: what is missing between awareness and actual deeds? > > Anat > > > **************************************** > Visit the community page: > For administrative problems -owner > To , - > > All messages, files and archives of this forum are copyright of the > group and the individual authors. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 >she may intellectually desire to start on a weight loss program, and yet >emotionally she is still being served by not starting it... and that may be because subliminally she is afraid to >be thin, or is convinced that she will fail, or a myriad of other possibilities. Yes, I agree, CC. This impasse is operating below the threshold of awareness. Overweight protects us from having to deal with many of life's challenges and all addictions have in some form, " Survival value " . Having said all that, however, it often boils down to, " What step can I take right now in the right direction, and then ( I'll try not to sound like Nancy Reagan] and just take that step. Here and now, " Don't do that! " AA uses this in their, " one day at a time " , slogan. Whatever the underlying reason, however long we've waited for our will, comes a time to ~~~Do Something~~, Here and Now!!. Emotions are intended to e-mote [put into motion]. When they are held back, the result is tension. The answer is always: Move. Do Something. We may not think we know which way to move but once we begin it soon becomes apparent. rusty Caroline Abreu <carocrow Sunday, May 20, 2001 5:12 PM Re: the gap between knowing and acting >Rusty: > >This was a nice little ditty. I agree that drive and desire, motivation, are in the gap between awareness and >action. The problem is, that we sometimes have false fixed ideas and conflicting motivations or blocks to action >in that space. > >So in the case of Anat's friend, she may intellectually desire to start on a weight loss program, and yet >emotionally she is still being served by not starting it... and that may be because subliminally she is afraid to >be thin, or is convinced that she will fail, or a myriad of other possibilities. So she beats herself up, rather >than working to discover what is serving her in staying where she is rather than moving in the direction of her >goals. > >And, in fact, it may be that her goal is not really where she wants to go, and she needs to clarify that more... >perhaps she wants to improve her health, for instance, and her doctors have told her that her weight is the reason >for her problems, yet that does not resonate for her, and so she hesitates to act. > >Blessings, >Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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