The Healthy Management of Reality - Stanford University
The Healthy Management of Reality - Stanford University
The Healthy Management of Reality - Stanford University
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Closing the Loop: <strong>The</strong> four levels as a cycleOnce one reaches the fourth level <strong>of</strong> change, one automatically moves to thefirst level. Choosing a particular philosophy <strong>of</strong> life demands that one becomeaware <strong>of</strong> the specific thoughts and behavior one engages in. If one’s philosophy <strong>of</strong>life involves considering human life important, then the thoughts and behaviorsone will foster become clear: thoughts that demean others need to be replaced withthoughts that respect their unique value; behaviors which harm others must becurtailed, and those which help them must be nurtured. One can more clearlycoach oneself to live according to one’s values. And logic can be used in theservice <strong>of</strong> one’s values.One’s philosophy <strong>of</strong> life is like the architect’s design <strong>of</strong> our internal reality.<strong>The</strong> specific thoughts and behaviors are like the bricks and mortar, the beams andwindowpanes. <strong>The</strong> self-coaching is like the blueprints, the subcontracts, the ordersone gives to the workers. And the logical analysis <strong>of</strong> beliefs is like the analysis <strong>of</strong>weight and balance, <strong>of</strong> symmetry or planned asymmetry, <strong>of</strong> light and darkness, <strong>of</strong>the order <strong>of</strong> the rooms that will ultimately result in a finished building.Our internal reality is, in many ways, our ongoing masterpiece. <strong>The</strong> effortsnecessary to keep it healthy and energy-giving are well spent. We create it, shapeit, and mold it, with each passing thought. We channel our streams <strong>of</strong>consciousness toward peacefulness or desperation. We develop a view <strong>of</strong> life thatis coherent or chaotic. And we live in this creation each moment <strong>of</strong> our lives.HMOR.July2005.Muñoz.doc 84