It\u2019s a common experience \u2013 that eerie feeling that you cant quite see the way ahead. As the Talking Heads song has it \u2018Well \u2013 how did I get here?\u201d But what you probably do when this happens is bury the feeling and just keep on keeping on.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s an exercise that you might try to open up your sense of the here and now and potentially re-orient yourself. It\u2019s very hi-tech \u2013 you\u2019ll need a pencil and paper.<\/p>\n
Step One \u2013 Who drew your map? We\u2019ve all heard the clich\u00e9 that life\u2019s a journey but its worth taking a step back and thinking \u2013 \u2018Who drew my map?\u2019 Have I been swept along by an ambition that takes all my energy but leaves me feeling empty? Am I following a path set out for me by my parents or a partner?<\/p>\n
Step Two \u2013 How am I travelling? We all like to think we\u2019re in the driving seat in complete command of the vehicle \u2013 whether it be the mind or the body. But are you? Are you having a bumpy journey or is it a smooth ride? This can be very interesting. Link step one to two \u2013 you may well be having a comfy ride \u2013 lounging around in the back seat while your ambition drives you forward but do you want to go down this road? What will it take to get you to take charge of your journey?<\/p>\n
Step Three \u2013 Where do you want to go? I know its simple but this is a tricky question. Think about the connection this to steps one and two: imagine getting to the end of the journey, arriving and then thinking \u2018what is this place? I don\u2019t want to be here!\u2019<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve found that this outline helps people think through life\u2019s big questions from a fresh perspective. The next step might be a contemplative practice such as meditation which will can give you both a clear sense of where you are right now and perhaps even allow you to enjoy the experience of just being here.<\/p>\n
When you choose the next step it\u2019ll be up to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s a common experience \u2013 that eerie feeling that you cant quite see the way ahead. As the Talking Heads song has it \u2018Well \u2013 how did I get here?\u201d But what you probably do when this happens is bury the feeling and just keep on keeping on. Here\u2019s an exercise that you might try… Read More »Lost?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88891,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88891"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":618,"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions\/618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menshouldtalk.com\/womenshouldtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}