Josh TrentIdentity Transformation Architect and award winning Host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast—a decade-strong show with over 750 episodes and 15M downloads.

COLLAPSE Time + See The “Space In-Between”

9 Sept 2022 · 1 min

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Excerpt from a YouTube talk about the mental concept of "the space in between": a mindful pause that allows one to observe thoughts, choose responses over automatic reactions, and 'collapse' time to better process emotions. The speaker links this capacity to setting boundaries (saying no), knowing personal values, and how enduring dark times can amplify future highs.

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This phrase, seeing the space in between. What does that actually mean? The space in between is where all of a sudden you're not triggered. You're more present. You can hear and see yourself thinking. You can recognize your thoughts, and maybe you go to a reaction, but you've got that space in between where you can make a choice on whether or not you react, which we generally don't want, or you can respond. It's like where time collapses. Everything just slows down, and you can process everything in the moment. Am constantly teaching my clients how to say no, and that no is a full sentence. It's knowing your values, and therefore, it's also having the confidence to express your boundaries. In our pain, we often don't believe that it can get any better. But yes, when we have those deep, dark times, it can make the high stuff feel even higher.