The Safety Plan
Look! Squirrel! #31
When the mind concludes that the world is unsafe, it immediately tries to regain control through more planning, more preparation, and more strategies. The deeper Self isn’t trying to make the world safe. It simply notices what the mind is doing.
The Squirrel mistakes identifying dangers for solving them. Flower Capybara’s response quietly highlights the spectacle without challenging it.
Question: What am I hoping all my planning will protect me from?
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