Erroneous Zones

July 22, 2010


What are Erroneous Zones? According to Dr. Wayne Dyer these are the dysfunctional areas of our lives that we need to recognize and improve upon. Areas like guilt, worry, dissatisfaction with a relationship or job, doing things we don’t really want to do, or being afraid to do the things we really do want to do. (There are more, but this gives you an idea.)

Certainly, any time an area of our life is out of balance, for instance feeling guilty, we need to become aware of this erroneous zone and begin taking steps to diminish or completely rid ourselves of guilty feelings. How do we do this? Well, you may have to read Dyer’s book for more information. However, I found it very enlightening and wanted to pass along some of his knowledge from the final chapter. This chapter portrays a person who has no erroneous zones.
I’m paraphrasing, but Dyer states that a person completely devoid of all erroneous zones is unlike the majority of people who grace this planet. In other words, they don’t fit the mold per se. In fact, they probably broke the mold because they enjoy virtually everything about life by having the ability to be ‘alive’ in every moment. And that’s what living life is all about.

Besides, I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “IT IS WHAT IT IS.” Well, since these zone-free folks truly enjoy living life they don’t moan about anything, big or small. No raining on their parade because if it’s raining, they go with it. If it’s hot, they’re cool about it. If it’s cold, they bask in the warmth of enjoying life. That’s certainly not wasting any time wishing things were different or complaining about WHAT IS. They simply enjoy… and understand… life.

They are neither plagued by guilt nor the anxiety that always accompanies it. Instead, they stay in the present moment and don’t use present moments to muse over past events; understanding that ‘bad feelings’ in the NOW lead to poor self-image. Therefore, they learned from the past when it was the present. Then leave the experience where it belongs, in the past. We should all practice this on a regular basis or at least more often.

Also, hand-in-hand with guilt is its counterpart, worry. Zone-free people don’t worry and actually don’t know how to worry. It’s not that they are spending their life on cruise control. Just the opposite. They don’t spend the present worrying about things or events in the future which they will never have any control over. To them, when the future finally gets here, it will be the ‘present’ and they will enjoy it just as they’ve enjoyed all present moments before.

Dr. Dyer also states that people free from erroneous zones “treasure their own freedom from expectations.”

I’ve often said, “…expect nothing and you won’t be disappointed.” However, when you free yourself from placing expectations on others, whether realistic or unrealistic, you will gain the ability to respect an individual’s right to make their own decisions. You don’t have to agree with their choice, but it is theirs, and it frees you from expectations.

My favorite part of the chapter was reading that people without erroneous zones know how to laugh. And laugh they do because they find humor in most any situation. They also love to help others laugh and aren’t serious very often. Yes, grumpiness is foreign to them because they just don’t take life that seriously. Besides, they are fun to have around.

Emily Dickinson said, “The mere sense of living is joy enough.” And I’ve often said, “Take life by the horns and tickle the dickens out of it!” which is basically saying the same thing Dr. Dyer said… Enjoy virtually everything about life and be alive in every moment! Why not? It just might change your life for the better, and a better life is definitely worth living for.

Can you imagine….LIVING more moments of your life?

Smiling isn’t an erroneous zone.

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