Exploring our own in-built radar

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The Self
Part 18 - Exploring our own in-built radar

(to see if we can improve the areas that we focus on)

The definition of a radar is: a person's capacity for intuitive perception; a special sensitivity; a means or sense of awareness or perception.

We all have a radar. We all zoom in and focus on one thing more than another. We are all wary of doing things that didn’t go well in the past and fearless of the things we do as a matter of routine. We all have a radar, yet we all use it in different ways.

Other people’s radars

Carl was always being put down by his father and by teachers at school. Now, when he is in conversation with another person, he listens out for being put down – even if it was meant as a joke.
Jackie looks for reasons to be disappointed. She gets disappointed with her friends, her partners, her work, the books she reads and the films she watches. She can’t help it. When she meets someone new she gets excited and then very quickly they do something that disappoints her, at which point she goes off them.
Megan is always anxious about her appearance. She wants to look as smart as she can, often looking in the mirror to check her hair, her make-up and her clothes.
Stuart sees the world around him in terms of winning and losing; he sees things that are fair and equal and things that are unjust and unequal. Stuart gets very angry when he loses or when he hears about something that is not fair. He finds lots of injustice in the world, especially when he watches the news.
Q: How do you see your radar visually? Is it like an antenna? A satellite? A combination of all your senses?
Q: What are you picking up on and homing in on?
Q: What are you particularly sensitive about?
Q: Are you only zooming in on the negatives… or the positive things in your life? Or the potential dangers?
Q: Are you looking for things that can justify why you do the things you do? Or justify your values and beliefs?
Q: Is your radar helpful to you, or is it a hindrance?

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