The inability of a system to wisely Imagine, Differentiate, Discern, Judge, and Target, among the entire array of Potential Aims, Narratives, and Patterns of Action often corresponds to shifting towards an extreme point on the dual poles of mania and depression.
To discern the Wise Right Way forward, we must bring ourselves to a clear, balanced point of energy and consciousness.
In English, we often use the terms mania and depression to describe the polar ends of the energetic spectrum of Enthusiasm.
In a manic state, we experience extreme positive emotion, enthusiasm, and intense interest and pleasure in nearly every potential self and story. This can lead to disaster by inappropriately motivating us to pursue Forward Looking Stories that are delusional, unwise, or can lead us astray or into danger.
In a depressed state, we experience sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest and pleasure. This can lead to disaster by inappropriately demotivating us from pursuing valuable and beneficial Forward Looking Stories that are immediately actionable, and would greatly benefit ourselves, our loved ones, and our world.
We all have those poles present within us, and our experience shifts along the axis.
When we experience shifts more extreme than seems appropriate for the given Context, it is often a sign that our dopaminergic system is out of balance. This is often due to the relationship between our Internal Context and External Context.
Transforming our Internal Context and / or External Context is essential for bringing the system back from the brink of Chaos and into Proper Order.
What is always within our immediate Domain of Responsibility and Authority and Conscious Agency is our Selves and our Internal Context.
By elevating and transforming our Internal Context, we can begin to take micro steps towards elevating and transforming our External Context, which in turn elevates and transforms our Internal Context. This then allows us to take progressively larger and more powerful steps as our Being and Doing, internal and external, reciprocally spiral upwards together towards their Best and Highest Potential.
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