Intimacy, Vulnerability, the Glitch ~~~ Pt III Contrast

Intimacy, Vulnerability, the Glitch ~~~ Pt III Contrast

“Think — and then

evaluate the value of the thought by noticing how it feels; and

do that often enough that you know, without question,

that you are in alignment  [with self, with source]—

then speak, then act, then interact.” Abraham-Hicks[i]

Abraham is highlighting the unique power or gift that we have as human beings, namely our ability to think, and our ability to feel. Let’s take a moment and reflect on what thinking and feeling are. 


In popular culture, thinking is connected with the brain. Feelings are connected with the heart.

When I ask a class “Does thinking or our feeling get us into trouble? Does thinking or feeling provide a path to correct trouble? Many in my class say that feelings get us into trouble and thinking provides a path to correct the trouble. Also students seem to think that thinking and feeling are totally separate functions of our personality. The students feel that since they are separate functions, they frequently are in conflict.

What if thinking and feeling are more than the way we normally think of them?

I suggest to my students that thinking and feeling are tightly integrated into our being. At an optimal level, they work synergistically. I also suggest to the class that they are not centered in our brain or in our heart. The ability to Think or Feel is centered in our spirit. Both thinking and feeling are like the spirit in that they are both energy fields.

When life brings situations to us that require choices, we find our self at a pivot point. We can proceed along one path or the other path. This is when our thinking energies and our feeling energies help create a contrast. The contrast helps us to examine Path 1 and Path 2. Our thinking energy helps us identify different elements of each path and possible choices for each path. Our feeling energy uses emotions to let us know whether we like Path 1 or Path 2. The feeling energy provides two possible emotions concerning the paths. One feeling is being unhappy, not fulfilled. The other feeling is being happy and joyful about the possibilities of a particular path. Thoughts reflect on the possible choices and the feelings let us know whether we are making the best choice for ourselves or proceeding on the wrong path for ourselves. Abraham stresses using thought to determine value of the possible choices and feelings to know whether we are in alignment with both ourselves and with Source. When we are in alignment with our own wellbeing and with caring Source, life elements flow smoothly for us.

Once thinking energy and feeling energy has helped us to come into alignment with our greater good, then we can truly “… speak, … act, … interact” knowing that we have chosen wisely for our own good and that of any others that we come in contact with. Using thinking and feeling energies to help navigate our path, we can truly be open to intimacy, resolve past trauma, and dissolve the pain from past trauma. We can then handle closeness whether in an intimate relationship, a friend relationship or a business relationship.

If we are not in alignment with our self and with source, chaos and pain usually follow because we are trying to enact a course that does not serve us well.

Have you ever found yourself at a pivot point?

How did it make you feel?

How did your emotions impact your choice?

What did you think? 

How did your thoughts impact your choice?

How did you make a choice ?

Please share your questions in the comments section.

Next post will be about using meditation to bring a person into alignment with themself and with with source.

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[i] Hicks, E. J. and Abraham (2009). The Vortex: Where the law of attraction assembles all cooperative relationships. New York City, Hay House.