Day Five

This morning I woke with a Northern Cardinal cleaning and fluffing its feathers on the tree outside my window. It seemed like it too had just gotten out of its morning bath and was drying itself in the warm spring sun.

The morning began with a story called "Lost Valley". The story was all about having a broader perspective and shifting my mind from detail orientated to a whole point of view.

mapping and close looking to detail. The story was about getting lost in the back country of Idaho. He had gotten lost and the only way he was able to lead the group back was studying and knowing the area in his mind. He had looked at the maps and studied the directions of certain landmarks.

Mental Mapping

For today whenever I am triggered I must make a mental note and locate myself on this map accourding to direction. "Think what way your are facing and what is facing you".

I have to nice landmarkers to orientate my direction, the green mountains and Lake Champlain. I found myself trying to constantly ask "Okay, what direction are you doing in?" Walking towards campus from my house on north street meant I was walking South East. Walking home I would be going North. I found this exercise to be really challenging because I feel as though I have no sense of direction. Throughout the day I tried to keep tabs on what direction I was going.

Evening Reflect:

I found myself I little frustrated today. I really wanted to understand directions and where I was going but It was really hard to orientate myself. I also was trying to focus on my trigger, looking for detail and than zooming out and going for the broader perspective. I really direction is not something I will be able to grasp in one day but I was frustrated that I couldn't get it at first. I also wondered why I had never been taught this throughout my schooling and felt as though I was very behind compared to many people. What could be more important than knowing, really knowing the place in which you live?

I found I great "sit spot" on my evening run behind the intervale. It allowed me time to think about todays exercise and really reflect on the program so far.