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It’s
Always One of Two Answers
Written
by Steven Griggs | stevengriggs.com
“For every
complex problem there is answer that is clear, simple and wrong.” H.L. Mencken
“Your mind
will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
William S.
Burroughs
Questions
and answers.
We
spend so much time caught up trying to find answers to questions. Every time a question
comes up that requires an answer we put ourselves through a huge series of
mental gymnastics.
We
run all kinds of scenarios. If I do this, what will happen? If I do that, what
will happen? We go through endless exercises playing out the consequences of
each answer. And whenever we ask another question it starts the cycle over
again.
The
problem is that the questions and answers begin to overlap. This causes a
massive traffic jam in our minds and leads to confusion.
The
confusion begins to build and then more questions get thrown into the soup and
now where are you?
Fairly
quickly your mind becomes gridlocked and starts to shut down. It just becomes
too much.
What
do you do?
Years
ago I learned from my teacher Stuart Wilde, that there are just two answers to
every question: Yes or no. They will or they won’t. It will work or it won’t.
No
need for a long analysis of potential scenarios. Just keep it simple and basic-
yes or no.
It really is that simple if you think about it.
There
is no point in searching out possibilities or outcomes.
But we still do because we are conditioned with a need to know and therefore we try to control
outcomes.
But
we can’t.
So
when a question comes up, it’s yes or no. Then you respond to the next
situation. If you can, you will, if you can’t, then you won’t. And so on.
No
problem, short and sweet.
I
used to be very forward thinking. I tried to anticipate every possible outcome
and think three or four steps down the road for each outcome. I used to think
it was strategic thinking.
But
what it really was, was exhausting.
I
would find myself stretched way out into the future trying to come up with
ideas or deciding what steps I would need to take to accomplish a goal. It was
hopeless.
Sometimes
I planned for goals that weren't even a goal yet!
But
I eventually changed the way I was thinking. Now when I see a task
that I need to do in the future, I still watch myself as I start to future think and plan,
“What am I going to do about that?” “How will I get ready for this?”
But
I stop. I don’t plan and I don’t worry.
Now
I tell myself I will think about that when I sit down to actually start that task. And then I
stop thinking about it.
I
have learned to trust that I will know what to do when I need to do it. The
answers will come. I trust that my creative side will come up with ideas.
And
it always does. It’s really fun.
And
so much easier.
It
is amazing what powers we have.
Every answer is already in your mind. Every
answer to every question.
You
can solve every problem and answer every question if you will just let go, relax, and
let it flow.
Listen
to your quiet voice. It already knows.
You
can’t find answers if your mind is clogged and burdened with multiple programs
all running at the same time. Questions, questions……… What to do? What now?
So
stop it.
It
just doesn’t work. Let go.
Like
Scarlet O’Hara says in “Gone With The Wind”:
“I’ll
think about that tomorrow…”
