December 27th, 2009 by rob white
Don Quixote had created a model of reality that filled his world with many imaginary enemies. In reaction to this belief system, he created himself to be a knight in shining armor. He went out into the world to conquer these enemies that he’d created in his imagination.
He attacked a sword-wielding giant that turned out to be nothing more than a windmill with blades swinging in the wind. His distorted model of reality compelled him to become what he was NOT (a knight in shining armor trying to save the day), which had him behaving in bizarre ways.
Become aware of your model of reality. Your reality is ‘your personal model’, and the odds are that some of it is based on erroneous notions that you accepted as true during childhood rearing. You are an unlimited being and the world is here to help you experience that. If you are experiencing anything less, it is time to investigate what you consider true about you and the world in which you live. To the degree that you find it difficult to live in this world, your model of reality is erroneous; it’s hampering you.
When your points of view are fraught with error, you find yourself unnecessarily struggling with the environment in which you live – you begin attacking harmless windmills, believing they are evil powers trying to conquer you. When you aspire to notice what is erroneous about your model of reality, the truth quite naturally shines through. You will feel very different about the world in which you live, and you will see yourself in an entirely new light.
I see sword-wielding giants everywhere I go. I am very defensive. Is it me or is it the world?
whoa… I cant count how many mornings I’ve stormed into my office and snapped at co-workers for the silliest things. At least my Don Quixote apologize after a cup of coffee
It’s you Angryman.
Just because your paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
I’m not sure the windmills attacking me in my life aren’ real. Are you saying I’m making them up?
Good post Rob. I always liked it when you used to talk about “reverse paranoia”… the idea that everyone is sneaking around trying to HELP you. I try to practice that one as much as possible.
Thanks Kara, we all create our personal model of reality, be it one where we anticipate good fortune or one where we fear bad fortune; and from that model we react to life.
my point of view about my ex-wife was fraught with error, and now I lost her.
I hoped you learned something from losing your wife that helps you attract somone else beautiful in your life?
There are many sword-swinging giants out there in the real estate business these days. Few buyers and lots of sellers savagely going for what little game there is. That’s real. I suffer from it.
my life sucks today, and I don’t think my judgment is fraught with error about that.
When rob taught me to see my crummy day differently, I saw my whole life in a new light, Henry
Either the world is filled with errors or my model of reality sucks, and I tend to think its the world!
What you tend to think becomes your reality, Mark. If you tend to think the world is filled with errors, so it shall be for thee.
people run around creating problems
Inner condtions manifest in outer ways, Kara. When our inner reactions are defensive, problems become our knee-jerk expressions. Internal reactions are the motivating force behnd external expressions.
My boyfriend acts in bazaar ways when he drinks. He sees everyone as a sword swaggering windmill.
I love your 90 day program in the 180 book rob, especially this page that explains the Don Quixote in all of us. It is helpful to me.
I’m not sure if its my model of reality that’s hampering me or today’s reality is so bad that this is what’s hampering me. It seems pretty cold out there.
When I get off my high horse and look at reality, I can see a lot of how I distort what is happening around me to play into my act. Often, it is simply my ego that won’t let go of insisting it knows best even if it causes me problems.
I find it very difficult to get by in this world. My model of reality must be way off. I have work to do if I am to see life differently than I presently do. It is very difficult for me right now.
When with my friend, I am compelled to be what I am not: a liar. I begin bragging and exaggerating in order to get his attention. I don’t like this compulsion.
My knight in shining armor always stood up for me when anyone was rude. Eventually I realized that he did not allow me to take cre of myself, and it weakened my personality. Gallant knights are not always whats best for the rest of us.
I know when I am creating an illusory model of reality. I act in bazaar ways and others comment about it to me.
Aspiring to notice what is wrong with my personal reality can depress me. Either I am right that the world has gone all wrong or WOW am I wrong about how I see things.
The world is helping me expreience my unlimted nature? I often don’t feel that?
When I take walks in the woods, I can see the world is here to support me. When I walk the city blocks, it feels like the world is here to suppress me.
I find very little to be thankful about these days. My model of reality needs a full makeover.
There was once a comedian who got famous saying, “The devil made me do it.” I believe a lot of people believe there are evil powers making them do things that destroy their lives, like alcohol, drugs and laziness. I know. I once bought that foolish thinking.
Ny uncle dies with a thousand imaginary enemies. It was painful to see him suffer with his paranoia.
Itis difficult for me to beware of my model of reality when the social media jams society’s model of reality down my throat
My model of reality hampers me greatly. I find my life is filled with unnecessary struggles. I have to realize how unnecessary it is before, not after the fact. That’s the trick.
Speak of behaving in bazaar ways – whenever I drink too much I get wierd. What’s up with that Don Quixote syndrome?
There is a religius zealot on AM talk radio that insists it is an evil power that had come and caused this great recession.
Speaking of windmills with swinging blades! I am blade swinging at everyone these days. Is it the recession or just me?
To the degree that I find it easy to live in this world, I realize it is up to me if my life is to be happy.
When I look at my future optimistically, there is no degree of difficulty looking at life happily, but, wow, when I am in a pessimistic mood – there is a great degree of possibility that I will look at even good news with a sullen attitude.
Aspiring to know what is wrong with my model of reality means I’ve got to change my mind about my point of view. I hate having to change my mind.
My life is filled with sword wielding giants, at least that is how it feels whenever I try to a new venture – something shows up to stifle me.