Another impromptu pod without notes. What I covered:
Safety is a required component of Trust
Faith & Hope being similar to trust, but missing the key element of safety (explained in a round about way (: )
Rock Climbing story
Perception of fearlessness was me feeling safe and trusting my environment
Another example of a friend who didn’t trust her surroundings because she wasn’t in control
My observation that trusting your environment means trusting yourself to make good decisions about how you engage with your surroundings
If you don’t trust your decisions you won’t feel safe in contexts you’ve decided to be in
Feeling secure in your body is directly related to trusting your decision-making
Emotions are messages of communication
Socially we’ve categorized emotions as chaotic experiences that can’t be trusted (I disagree)
Emotions are physiology; to identify an emotion is to recognize the feeling you have in your body
Emotions are the first line of communication, it translates where you are in relationship to your environment, next comes the logic of making a decision based on this information
If you can’t trust your “feelings” you become susceptible to trusting another’s direction more than your own
When you feel safe in your body, you can trust your emotions and then trust your decisions
Primal instinct in men (more one this coming soon)
The providing and protecting mechanism creates a feeling of safety (for me personally)
Knowing there is an automatic action in an instinct is what feels reassuring
Observing the potential darkness in a man, conveys that he is equipped to handle potential darkness in another
Suspicions arise when anyone appears “too nice”
Values of Security vs Freedom
Security is feeling safe in your environment vs. Freedom is feeling safe in yourself
Ideas on partnership being a source of security, which leads to freedom as a couple
Zone of proximal distance - also mentioned in my travel blog
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Trust & Safety