As much as I can see and understand from my experiences and what I’ve learned. Our interaction with the “world”, how we relate and operate in it, is an interface between our receptors, interpretations and responses. Our “receptors” experiences the information and then we interpret that information, into how to respond, what to say and do. Closing the “loop” on our interaction.
But the receptors, interpretations and responses can happen in two different places – Internally and Externally. Our receptors can receive information externally, that is with our actual physical body, with our senses, what is actually physically visible or tangible. Or our receptors will receive information internally, that is receiving information that isn’t readily visible, maybe it’s a mood or energy, and maybe reason or logic.
External receiving takes the experience at face-value, it’s all about what you see is what you get.
Internal receiving is picking up on the “unseen”, what isn’t readily obvious, spoken or outwardly visible.
Then we interpret the information that we experience. This too, happens at the external layer the internal layer. At the external layer, it’s not about trying to make guesses or hunches or trying to think deeper about the situation or what the other person might be thinking. At the internal layer, it is trying to look deeper, reading between the lines, to try and make sense between what is seen and why it’s happening. Trying to make inferences and identify patterns.
And then we’ll either react internally or externally. That is internally – let the loop continue in our heads. This can look like deciding to let it go or standing by a set of principles or rules to dictate the reaction. Seems to linger more and be more, thinking about things of the past and future.
Or our response can be external – reacting outwardly in a physical manifestation. That is, it seems like preventing the “chemical reaction” from going any deeper and keeping it all external, feels very reactive and spontaneous. Can be an emotional reaction and more immediate – more present and in the here-and-now.
And our “interface”, the receptors, interpretations and responses can make up any combination of being internal-internal, external-external, internal-external, external-internal and so-on.