PITMAN or STICKMAN®

They sound like part of a superhero and villain concept, don’t they. Well in some way they are! Pitman is that part of us that lives in the “Pit of Misery®”. A pit that encourages negative thinking, a pit that is critical of others and self, that gets angry easily. The best way I can describe a Pit Person or Pit behaviour is any behaviour that produces a negative result in ourselves or others. The Pit is a very seductive and cosy place though. It’s where we store all of the things that give us comfort – you know what I’m talking about . . . snuggly doonas, sinful foods, sad movies, cosy couches. When we get seduced by it’s powers we can easily succumb to the prattle……. “Life is so tough.” ……. “No-one knows how hard it is for me.” …. “I’ll never get over this.”….. “Why does everything happen to me.” ……… “Why did they do it to me.:……”S/he’ll never understand” …….. “Why can’t anyone do anything right around here!” .......... “They’re out to get me.”….. “They make me feel the way I do” …… “It’s not my fault.” …… “No one cares about me.” … “I wish I had a better life, more money, a better job, more loving family, more time, less worry.”

STOP!!! It’s doing my head in just writing it but I know that all of us at some time or another could relate to at least one of those comments! I know that some of you, while reading that would have also thought I was a clairvoyant for your life!!

PITMAN

STICKMAN®

He is everywhere and lurks in everyone. He may not have very much power in some people and in others he controls their entire life. Some people are so far down in the pit that they don’t even realise they’re in the pit. But I guarantee that everyone around them would know. Pit people are very easy to spot – just listen. You can hear them complaining about everything and that is why there are varying degrees of pit behaviour. Not everyone complains all of the time however, it is important to realise that when we do go there, we are operating from the Pitman side of the scope.

He is like our own internal superman!! He only supports behavior and language that improves a situation or the people in that situation. STICKMAN® promotes the concept that “Perception is Projection”, . . . that what we see and experience and how we see the world is completely based on how we perceive it, that life doesn’t do it to us …….. STICKMAN® is not about blame but he is about personal responsibility. In the “cause and effect” game of life – STICKMAN® is totally at ‘cause’. People who live by the STICKMAN® code are fully aware of how they communicate to others and most importantly how they communicate with themselves. They pay attention to their internal dialogue.