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A hazards analysis is a way to use
the
lessons learned in the experiences of the past by ourselves or
others to address fear, hazards and other undesired experience which
could be present in a
creative endeavor. Although the exact
characteristics of an creation cannot be know, we can know many of
the energy characteristics depending on how different our desired
creation is from what currently exists. The more it is like an
existing creation the greater the similarities. The more that it is
different, the less the similarities and the greater the unknown we
enter.
Conventionally, a hazards analysis is simply a review of any and all
the hazards of which we think exist or potentially exist whenever we
are going to do some activity. Then, for each hazard identified,
either formal “risk analysis” and/or consequence analysis is done or
an informal evaluation to see how likely we would suffer some type
of harm or injury from the hazard. Depending on the risk we feel
exists, we may institute compensatory measures to mitigate the risk
or the type and kind of injury that can occur. Or if the risk is too
great, we can change what we were going to do.
The type and kind of analysis that is done is totally dependent who
is doing the analysis and for what reason. A “high” hazard operation
like designing an airplane or nuclear power plant can involve a very
formal mathematical risk analysis that can be quite complex
requiring many individuals. For routine types of jobs the analysis
can be our own thinking about what we think are the hazards.
For example when we look reaches up to change a light bulb and
compared the hazards which exist to getting a ladder or standing on
a chair. In getting a ladder we can think about the possibility of
falling off the ladder. In standing on a stable chair we could
strain our back reaching too high or similarly falling off the
chair. Then again, we could consider not changing light bulb for
fear of staining our back and/or falling. But then, we may have to
consider the possibility of stumbling in the dark because the light
bulb is not changed. Depending on how likely we think we will suffer
the back strain, falling or stumbling in the dark will determine
what we actually do. On this point often what many do is what they
consider the safest as perceived for themselves. What is perceive as
safest for us may or may not be truly the safest action and may or
may not be the safest action for everyone else who may be influenced
by the light bulb. In any case, this entire risk analysis will be
done in our mind almost instantaneously.
Whether we realize it or not, most of us do hazards analysis all the
time. The thoroughness of our analysis depends on the experiences we
have had. Some are much better than others. Some of us are very good
at it where as others seem to always be causing themselves
pain and
suffering in that they never seem to see the trouble that they can
get themselves into. The old proverbial statement, “It sounded like
a good idea at the time,” is typical of their response.
In pursuing any
creative endeavor,
we can review the potential hazards we think and feel we may face.
However, we need to also look at the spiritual, mental and emotional
hazards in addition to the physical hazards. Whether we realized it
or not, often to not do an experiment or take some type kind of
action because we fear we may unleash something we cannot face can
do more harm to other aspects of our being that if we face what we
fear. It needs to be remembered our true nature is to be in the
spontaneous and innocent
childlike play
of discovery and exploration. To not act because of fear rather
than addressing the hazard within the fear, we harm and thwart our
creative spirit. We may, in fact, be suppressing as aspect of
our creativity and not just thwarting its expression in a particular
case. Usually we fail to consider the possibility of harming other
parts of our being when we respond to fear. It needs to be
emphasized fear is of the past and we cannot fear the unknown. If we
are being lead by the flow of our
creative life energy/creative spirit in a particular direction and we allow fear to stop us
without an adequate evaluation of the hazard, we are putting our
creativity in
a cage of our own making, harming ourselves, and
recreating the past whether we realize it or not.
To look at the full spread of possible hazards includes looking at
the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical aspects of our being.
For example, falling when learning to ride a bicycle many have
caused physical harm when we cut our knee and bruised our shoulder.
But there may have been also an emotional disappointment and
potential loss of self confidence. There may have also a loss of
trust in the individual who told us it was “completely” safe to ride
the bicycle.
In exploring the hazards we may face, we can make ourselves go crazy
trying to look at every possibility. Here we have to learn to use
common sense and experience to look at what are real possibilities
and compared to those that are remote. If we practice becoming
mindful and aware of the hazards, we will find that given a little
time, we can do very quick analysis of a situation with very little
thinking. Our awareness in alignment with the flow of energy leading
us to the experience and brings a new view that quickly lays out the
optimum path that we need to take. It is a talent that can be
developed but takes some time and effort to see how the process
works.
In a particular field, this ability to see into a situation is what
is often called “experience” and distinguishes the amateur from the
professional. The professional has developed the experience base,
that
minimum set of experiences, to look at situation and know what
needs to be done and how to do it safely. The amateur still needs to
learn and gain experiment a little at a time. But, in time, if the
amateur applies themselves with a focused awareness and attention,
they too can become the professional. However, knowing how to use
the
lessons learned of others and to look carefully at a given
situation as a
detached witness, we do not need a direct experience
as we may initially have needed. Additionally, we will not be blind
by the
tunnel vision that often arises in individuals who have
extensive experience in a particular field. The key is to look at
what we face with fresh and unbiased eyes, a
beginners mind, but
which as much awareness as possible gained in reviewing our own
lessons learned and the lessons learned of others.
One additional note here. If an individual learns most of what they
know intellectually relative to responding to a situation, they will
always have an awkwardness about what they do. They will not be able
to be spontaneous and improvisational in what they do for they have
not make the transition of making the
knowing experiential. When we
makes all of our
intellectual knowing experiential, our actions and
the way we live will be improvisational and completely amaze those
who watch as to how we are capable of doing what we do.
Three ways have been observed to identify potential hazards. One
area to explore is our own memory and experience. For whatever we
try and do, we can look to see where and how we have been injured
and/or harmed by similar activities. Although every situation will
be different, we can use the past to at least identify the
potentially unsafe areas. In identifying the hazards, we can apply
appropriate mitigation techniques to the hazards that may be
present. But again, we will need to look at all the injury.
A second we to review hazards is we can explore is the experience of
others. If we feel it necessary, we can talk to others who may have
attempted and/or undertaken what we are attempting to do Or they may
have attempted something similar although not the exact same type of
activity. When looking to the experience of others, we need to
remember they may or may not suffer harm and injury the way we do
for the same hazard. Although there is a great commonality in the
injuries a particular hazard could cause, we are each individuals
and unique. We can’t necessarily expect to experience what the other
experiences, but then we may. We just need to become aware we all
suffer in our own unique way and why I suffer will not be for the
same reasons you suffer although we may appear to have the same
injury.
The third way to explore for hazards is through our
intuitive guidance and
body wisdom. Take what we are going to do to our heart
and ask what is
symbolized in
our heart in our own way what hazards
we may face in the activity we are proposing to do. Ask if we should
implement any compensatory measures to reduce any potential harm or
eliminate it. In using our intuitive guidance to identify the
hazards, several things need to be noted.
First, in using our
intuitive guidance we do not need to know the
details or look at each and every specific hazard as we would if we
were doing a mental analysis. We may simply as our intuitive
guidance, “What does it look like or what am I doing to mitigate the
hazards to make the risks for what I do acceptable?” We only then
need to do whatever came to us trusting it will address the hazards.
But it needs to be remember, the direction our intuitive guidance
gives will be only minds best interpretation of what we need to do.
For example, to address the hazard we face, we may see the image of
being in a space suit. In this case, we need to either literally be
prepared to wear such a suit or look at the suit metaphorically and
symbolically.
To use our
intuitive guidance to do a hazards analysis this way may
sound simply minded and naive to the logical mind. But it only needs
to be remembered that our
body wisdom and intuitive guidance are
always in communication with the infinite of Creation. It will ways
give us the
path of least resistance for what you propose to do for
it will flow with the energy of the situation. Of course, in any
case, we must listen and act on the information that is given to us
as it is given to the best of our ability realizing whatever is
given is only minds best interpretation of what we face based on its
past experiences.
Although we do a hazards analysis and address whatever we find, it
needs to be emphasized creative activities will take us into the
unknown. It is inherent in what creation and creativity is for a
creation is always something significantly different than what has
gone before it. Although as
consciousness/Consciousness at play our
essence cannot ultimately be harmed, as long as we are in any
ego
structure,
enculturated ego or
transcendental ego, we will suffer, or
can suffer,
pain. In this regard, our body is a form of ego
structure, or maybe better said, holds us in a particular ego
structure, created by our
transcendental mind to have certain types
and kinds of physical experiences. So will not be able to escape the
ego as long as we are in the body.
Pain however is only a warning that part of the form which we have
created is or may be harmed by what is occurring. That is, somewhere
either in the body or the
ego, we are going past some limiting
barrier that confines us in the form we are in. If however we are
going to expand ourselves past who and what we currently think we
are to fully discover and explore the true depth and breath of our
being we will have to move pass all the limits and barriers we have
imposed on ourselves to create the experiences we currently have.
Here the issue then becomes not protecting what we have from harm,
but letting go of whatever it is that is resisting the change so
that we can move into a new aspect of our being. Here again the
hazards analysis is very beneficial. It may tell we where we have
confined and limited ourselves in the past and has cause pain to
arise when we were being pulled to grow past who we think we are. In
this case, we will have to remove the limiting barrier within our
being as opposed to mitigating the hazard for the hazard is what we
are doing to ourselves and causing to happen by confining ourselves.
In looking at the hazards for a particular
creative endeavor, we
need to remember that we hold a ccomposite intention which is the
resultant of all of our conscious and
nonconscious intentions. Many
times the hazards we face seem to arise as a result of our current
creative endeavor but often they are the result of our composite
intention and other intentions we hold. This is why for anything we
face we need to ask our
intuitive guidance, “What is giving rise to
this experience or from where did come?” We then need to be open to
what we receive and be willing to
pull the string as to what may lie
deeper within our being and we are only beginning to surface.
A summary thought about hazards
We are immortal and we can never really be hurt for we are an
eternal
creative spirit always within the flow from the
Source of Creation. However, we have elected to have a
physical experience in
a physical body and there are hazards that are real and can make the
journey in the body difficult if not painful. Although creativity
takes us into the unknown and we cannot know exactly what we will
face, we do know that we are creating from within a body from within
Physical Creation. As such there are principles and concept that
govern the physical plane and the facet of our creation that is of
the physical plane.
In this regard, we can use both our past
experiences and the past experiences of others to identify types and
kinds of hazards that we may face in any given situation and
implement compensatory measures to reduce or mitigate any hazards
and it is advisable that you do so. However, there are non physical
hazards that can affect the spiritual, mental, and emotional aspects
of our being. These hazards can also be identified but we are less
apt to pay attention to what they can harm and what impacts they can
actually have. In the end, we will still have to enter the unknown
and the safest way is to be that in spontaneous and innocent
childlike play
of discovery and exploration but with the wisdom and
self confidence to know our
unlimited creativity is capable to
handle anything that may arise.
This is one of the main reasons for
accessing our
unlimited creativity It is to know we can handle
anything that can arise. We as the creator of our experiences and
the reality we experience, we can bring the focus of our attention
and awareness to creating safety and make the impossible probably
safe and the probably safe possible, and the possibly safe a
certainty. It is only a matter how passionately we desire to create
a safe space for ourselves or another. But it need to be noted, to
make it too safe can take the thrill out of the experience and some
do desire to have the thrill.
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