We're wired to move fast past our feelings. A wave of anxiety, embarrassment, or grief rises, and almost instantly we're reaching for a distraction, a explanation, or a reaction — anything to get past the discomfort. But what if the fastest way through a feeling isn't around it, but with it?

In this fast-paced age of technology and “living to work” culture, it may seem counterproductive to purposely slow down, simplify, and give attention to what drives you, to carve out the needed time to explore your core material, that is, the beliefs, actions, perceptions, and self-image themes from which you may unconsciously operate.