A story about WISE mind

What is your WISE mind?

Our WISE mind is the balance between our emotional mind and our reasonable mind. Our emotional mind is governed by our emotions- sometimes rational and at times irrational. Our reasonable mind is governed by our intellect. This can be good but if we don’t balance it with our emotional mind, we can end up being too rigid.

A story about WISE mind

My grandmother died leaving me a whole bunch of money (me being her favourite, and only grandchild). Since I was a young girl, I always wanted a pink Barbie car, the one that looks like a Porsche. I wanted to be able to drive on the highway with my long hair blowing in the wind. My emotional mind tells me that I now have the money to fulfil this desire.

The only thing is, I am now in my forties, live on a farm- which needs a 4x4 to get to the tar road in wet weather, and I have two boys. My reasonable mind says: How am I going to get home when it is raining? Where will my boys fit when I take them to school? And, where am I even going to on the highway at top speed?

I use my WISE mind to think about the situation and realise that although this was my teenage heart’s desire, it is not practical- and I should probably look at purchasing a 4x4 SUV instead (but.. maybe in pink).

By Dr Michelle Beukes-King