Chris Wallker

Having long reckoned with the relationship between cynicism and hope, I often say that cynics — who are the people most deserving of our pity — are just brokenhearted optimists. There is both a lovely confluence and a lovely inversion of these in the assertion that “hope is optimism with a broken heart,” which seems to me more like an aphoristic spear nobly thrown at our perpetual tangle of semantics in trying to differentiate between optimism and hope than a genuine and useful definition. But, of course, we each arrive at these notions so trapped in our own frames of reference, so saturated with our subjective experience, that no two portraits of a mental state or emotional orientation could ever possibly be precisely alike. What is certain is that no matter what we call this openhearted yearning for betterment, pulsating beneath it is the infinite vulnerability of remaining unmet — all daring is forever haunted by the spectre of crushing disappointment, and there is nothing more daring than a reach from the

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craving for excitement, agitation, variety, stimulation, energising, motivation, activity, thinking, worry, reaction, anger, frustration, sadness, depression, poor immune system, frequent colds, headaches, brain fog, excessive fatigue, weight gain, especially low mood or feeling like you're in a funk. And if you've talked to your partner about it, probably told you to calm down, go to yoga or meditate, that there’s nothing actually wrong with you, and you ought to take a holiday or change jobs. Oh, they may suggest cutting back on work or exercising more. What if I told you it was all lies? What if I told you there was something wrong inside you? Even more shocking, that it's not your fault.

WE judge others in order to be safe. But it’s not. Every judgement we make locks us into a cycle. WE judge in others what we don’t like or love in ourselves. A vicious circle. Career or Lifestyle … your choice is limited…. let’s explore…

It is almost beyond belief that we could hate ourselves. And most of us would say we don't. But you can't love one person and hate another. Every human, including ourselves, has every human trait. Therefore when we hate somebody or let's put it more mildly are angry at them judge being them criticising them, we are hating ourselves. If there is anything that will ever bring you to an early grave it is self-hate. Therefore we need to be conscious of this. Why would we live the entirety of our lives hating ourselves? And yet in society we are encouraged to hate people who do things that we disagree with? Let's explore this;

Every reaction tells a story and the beauty of that is you can reduce your mind noise if you feel the reaction and observe it

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One of the most challenging sources of mind noise is frustration. Man it's a total bummer. We learn and then we learn and then we learn and then we learn and ..... and each time we learn we wish we'd learnt sooner what we learnt. We also only seem to learn when calamity disaster or humbling circumstances invade our mindpower with trumpets and bagpipes. Frustration is the early warning sign that you are stuck living with past competencies that are no longer cutting edge for the current realities. Frustration is therefore the single most important red flag to action because it reveals incompetence and the result of a period of that is disaster.

Regret is a toxin. Yes, we can learn from the past. But you can never give more pain than pleasure. Hard to fathom? Have a listen...

Anxiety is a terrible bed mate. It's hard to sleep with it. We all from time to time have it and we all, in extreme cases, look up. Let's explore

Nothing kills people faster than worry. Learn all about it here.

There are high and there are low emotions. One builds and the other destroys energy. Low emotions impact your mind noise and block you. Do you know which is which

Anger will mess you up, both mind noise and interpersonal. So, let's be clear, it's not a wise first choice. But anger can be helpful during times of change. Here's a video about why.

Doubt is poison. It kills more people than tobacco ever did. The cemetery is filled with doubt. No need for doubt. There are two doubts. Doubt about the past and doubt about the future. The video explains it. Clear doubt, clear much of your mind noise.

Confusion reveals us. It shows where we have surrendered our values in order to please or help another. This can be terrible because the “other” might even be a child, or an adult who is narcissistic. Either way, understanding what causes confusion can make a huge impact on relationships at work and at home.

Confusion reveals us. It shows where we have surrendered our values in order to please or help another. This can be terrible because the “other” might even be a child, or an adult who is narcissistic. Either way, understanding what causes confusion can make a huge impact on relationships at work and at home.

Confusion reveals us. It shows where we have surrendered our values in order to please or help another. This can be terrible because the “other” might even be a child, or an adult who is narcissistic. Either way, understanding what causes confusion can make a huge impact on relationships at work and at home.

With one million options you are going to choose. And what you choose is going to cause your future. Be Wise

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