☢️ New and dangerous

The Book of TREE 1.51

Here’s one of the ways that slowing down helps you grow faster.

‘Upon encountering a novel event, all human beings perceive that event as a threat until deemed otherwise’ —Dr Bruce D. Perry

1. New and unusual things all happening all the time right now. Life feeling weird and dangerous is normal right now.

2. Most new things aren’t threats, they are opportunities. And even when they are threats, they contain opportunities.

3. Develop the habit of sitting with your threatenedness rather than reacting (footnote: Unless the novel event is something like an articulated lorry heading straight for you at 70 MPH.)

4. The time you spend observing the new thing without reacting will help you spot the opportunity faster.

King of the jungle

Grow slowly
Jeff