What's So, So What?
One of the biggest contributors to stress and physiologic pain is coming to terms with hidden fears.
Fear of being discovered, being imperfect, being a host of shortcomings are all things you might not want people or even yourself to know and / or remember.
There may be a peak experience in your life, like the top of Mt. Rainier seen in the distance from the Greater Seattle area. Or there may be times you feel like you are under water like Angle Lake just across the street from the picture I took of Mt. Rainier. Angle Lake is hiding behind the wooden building in the center of the scene.
Life is characterized by ups and downs, or so you may think.
What helps is to remember that there is a cycle of ups and downs in everyone’s life. The peaks get higher and even the lows are on a higher level because you learn from each of them and develop your resilience.
If you can take a deep breath, or even a few of them, you will eventually see that What is So, is exactly that. It is! So What?
There are experiences and interpretations, stories and assumptions that emerge out of “what is” and yet “what is” just “IS.” Keeping events as neutral as possible without explanations and descriptions helps reduce the physiological impact.
Hiding “what is” or pretending that it is not can be a source of suppression that reaps havoc on well-being and productivity.
Revealing, recognizing and releasing “the truth” of what is without significance or meaning can be redeeming.
Recognize this practice for yourself and report back your results. I would love to hear from you about this discovery from your own experiences.
The benefits of practicing unconditional love regardless of your imperfections as our Father in Heaven does is the secret to overcoming fear. Perfect Love casts out Fear.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
1 JOHN 4:18
