You were brought up to believe that you must look outside yourselves to determine your best interest, your purpose, your work, even who you are. Parents, friends, media, scientists, and philosophers - all have opinions they wish to share with you and have you adopt them. If you are not sure of yourself, you can be bounced along in the chaotic environment of what others believe you should be, should have or should be doing. Along with this understanding you may want to know from your intuitive self what is natural for you.

Normal vs. Natural

Central to our model is the following idea: the only truth that you can be sure of is the one that you intuitively know for yourself. This we will call natural. Getting information from outer sources is normal.

Normal is a combination of the cultural, community, and parental ideas superimposed upon our thinking. Often these thoughts are so ingrained that we accept them as our truth even though they are not natural. These overlays, however, are the values and beliefs of others that have an impact and influence on our lives.