And Then It Hit Me with Cory Allen #341 Slow Strength
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Sep 30, 2025 This discussion delves into the panic stemming from the need for control in our busy lives. It highlights the power of slowing down to achieve security and intention. By embracing slowness, we can respond thoughtfully rather than reactively. The importance of self-awareness and meditation is explored as tools for cultivating presence and compassion. Cory shares his personal journey with anxiety and how mindful practices transformed his life. Ultimately, a calm presence is presented as the true key to genuine control.
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Busyness As False Safety
- Constant busyness is often an attempt to control outcomes and feel safe by having "hands everywhere."
- Cory Allen argues this panic-driven control actually perpetuates anxiety rather than true safety.
Slow Down To Act With Intention
- Slow down and cultivate intention to interrupt reactive, autopilot behavior and create clarity.
- Use mindfulness and simple attention to feelings to choose actions with purpose, not panic.
Check Your State Regularly
- Practice brief checks: notice emotional state, tension, irritation and tune into compassion regularly.
- Breathe, relax shoulders, and create space to respond thoughtfully instead of reacting automatically.