Attachment vs. Non-Attachment – Part 2

A little while ago I posted blog entries on Low AGFLAP People and High AGFLAP People. These blog entries contrasted two states of being - each at opposite ends of the negative emotional spectrum. A.G.F.L.A.P. is an acronym used in releasing circles, both in the Sedona Method and Release Technique, which identifies the negative range of emotions; each letter identifies a particular emotion. For instance, “F” is for “fear” and “L” is for “lust”. When a person is contracted, when they are attached to particular beliefs and expectations, they naturally experience the A.G.F.L.A.P. spectrum of negative emotions in their lives.

I also posted blog entries on CAP People – Part 1 and CAP People – Part 2. C.A.P. is an acronym used to identify the range of positive emotions. It is this state of C.A.P. that we need to seek to maintain in our lives.

The human mind naturally seeks to rationalise this stressful, A.G.F.L.A.P. state by blaming it on things they’ve done in the past or what other people have said or done to them; as well as what they think they need more or less of in that moment. Non-attachment occurs when we no longer allow people and circumstances to dominate our lives by influencing our thoughts and emotions in such a manner. Rather than trying to change our circumstances or change other people in some way – we can simply change the way we think about people and things so that they no longer prompt a reaction of stress from us.

As a Christian, or otherwise a believer in God, if you trust in God, you can allow the past to be as it is and believe that God can still make your future life the best it can be – if you will only believe and trust in Him. Faith, I believe, is the condition whereby you can go with the flow and trust in life to support you – without making specific demands of what you need or don’t need. It is an expression of anxiety and unbelief, if you find yourself feeling agitated and making all sorts of demands.

As a non-believer in God, you can simply derive hope from the fact that without worry, you can be the best “you” that you can ever be and you can make the most of your life from this moment forwards. Life is all about making decisions – if you are less prone to worry, you are more likely to make those decisions that will steer you towards positive circumstances.