Mastering 2023

To be totally honest, IMO the greatest problem for human beings that they can affect is the mis-alignment of the three energy centers: body, emotions, and intellect. Relate these to “Is it True? Is it Kind? Is it Useful?”

“Is it True?” Body. Primary determinant of reality, through interaction with the natural world. This is especially true when evaluated in non-subjective ways. Not “do I feel good?” or “is this graceful?” but “how fast? How far? How high? How heavy.” That stuff doesn’t care what you think or how you feel. It just is what it is.

“Is it kind?” The realm of he heart. Self-love and love for others. Empathy. This can be dangerous to open without the body, as the body has our survival drives. Here’s an ugly problem: to the degree that Hawaiian Huna is correct that “the body is like a black bag where we store unprocessed emotion” abused children, especially, will store their pain in the body. They then ignore that body, living in their minds and/or emotions, denying themselves the very feedback they need to escape the maze. So the kindness is to process that pain so that they can connect with the body and open their eyes.

“Is it Useful?” This would be the mind. The domain of “effective and efficient”. Goals. Theories of existence. Epistemology. But note that although the mind evaluates, its “Garbage In, Garbage Out.” It can get stuck in a “loop” if the body is not engaged. The brain will just chew over its concepts, endlessly debating with itself.