JA,
As a follow up to our discussion, I hope I wasn't too strong sounding in questioning the "magic" explanations that people make up for what is not seen and/or understood.
Here are a couple of postings on the site that are relevant to what we talked about: (Click on the title of the article to link directly to the Spirituality section, under Philosophy, then just go to the subsections.)
SPIRITUALITY Section (click on article title above) - About spirituality and what it is in its pure form, what we have "added" as human beings, how accurate it is, etc. Also, some comments on "The Secret".
Particular pieces in that section that are of possible interest:
The bit on religion might prove interesting: "RELIGIONS - POSITIVE, BUT CHANGED BY MAN AND OFTEN NOT CORRECT" - A perspective on religion.
"INTUITION" - Originally posted under Relationships, but now under Spirituality (and also Life Management/Problem Solving). Don't rely on it without proper processing!
"ARE THERE POWERS OUTSIDE YOU THAT YOU CAN RELY ON?" -
We "make up" a lot of stuff, but what workds is actually in the very accessible reality realm!
Helpful for this and in life in general, under another section:
"DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN TRUTH AND 'MADE-UPS' " -
Don't believe your stories or your perceptions or you will believe untruths are the truth! Or that right/wrong is valid. Vital to knowing how to run your life. (On site, under Philosophy, Overall Philosophy Of Life.)
If you have anything or create anything that might be useful to put on the site or to link to, that is practical and illuminating, please attach it to an email. Thanks.
Keith
Leader Of The Great Church Of The Ultimate Truth*
http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com/
*Just kidding. I am open to learning and input...
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Another Happiness Practice For You
As I was sitting in the sun this morning, sipping my healthy smoothie, I was enjoying a book that I think you should read. And it reminds me of an excellent practice that all humans should do.
You should read an uplifing book every morning and every night before going to sleep.
I think you'll enjoy, be entertained by, and get much out of the book Happiness From The Inside Out, by Robert Mack. It is a great read and it'll remind you of all the great positive things you can do, based on your commitment to be happy (and ultimately your commitment that you will make to have happiness be your top priority). [The book will also help as additional encouragement and greater understanding to do "what works."]
Keith
Also, here's a dose from my journal this morning:
Isn't it amazing how I can zip around on the computer and just point my mouse and click - and then stuff just happens. We have advanced so far! I'm thrilled!
It seems so incredible. I just push a button and, voila!, something is published worldwide to the internet.
I loved sitting out in the sun today, listening to the birds, and reading a good, and fun, book about happiness (Happiness From The Inside Out, Robert Mack - I should recommend it to "Barbara"..
I am so grateful for the stimulating conversation with JA yesterday. C was right that we should know each other. It is so good to have a friendship that is only about being friends, with the opposite sex.
I am grateful also for Cherry Garcia. Yes, I know it isn't good for my body, but my limit of one per week is good, so all is well and all is swell....
I am grateful for and do so enjoy and relish my smoothies in the morning...and then my flavored coffee is heaven on earth. Life is so good!
You should read an uplifing book every morning and every night before going to sleep.
I think you'll enjoy, be entertained by, and get much out of the book Happiness From The Inside Out, by Robert Mack. It is a great read and it'll remind you of all the great positive things you can do, based on your commitment to be happy (and ultimately your commitment that you will make to have happiness be your top priority). [The book will also help as additional encouragement and greater understanding to do "what works."]
Keith
Also, here's a dose from my journal this morning:
Isn't it amazing how I can zip around on the computer and just point my mouse and click - and then stuff just happens. We have advanced so far! I'm thrilled!
It seems so incredible. I just push a button and, voila!, something is published worldwide to the internet.
I loved sitting out in the sun today, listening to the birds, and reading a good, and fun, book about happiness (Happiness From The Inside Out, Robert Mack - I should recommend it to "Barbara"..
I am so grateful for the stimulating conversation with JA yesterday. C was right that we should know each other. It is so good to have a friendship that is only about being friends, with the opposite sex.
I am grateful also for Cherry Garcia. Yes, I know it isn't good for my body, but my limit of one per week is good, so all is well and all is swell....
I am grateful for and do so enjoy and relish my smoothies in the morning...and then my flavored coffee is heaven on earth. Life is so good!
Friday, May 29, 2009
YOU'RE NOT SO SPECIAL,, BUT...
Barbara,
Have you read under the Philosophy section (click title above to link), then go to 'OVERALL' section:
"A VIEW OF LIFE, AND GETTING THAT VIEW INTO EFFECT" - Is the
world supportive and is there really anything to be upset about? How can I be happy?
and the piece called:
"A VIEW OF ONESELF IN LIFE, A VIEW NEEDING 'SUBSTANTIAL' REWORK" - Would it benefit us to "re-work" some of our assumptions,
viewpoints, and beliefs about life, formed without knowledge or reasoning from a powerless and dependent viewpoint?
In the first are the viewpoints that:
1. We are awesomely fortunate to have been born, period.
2. The world is remarkably supporting.
And it is important to install those into our life philosophy in order to be feel good and be more powerful in life.
In the second is the startling following comments about what you made up as a small child:
"One you made up is that you need to be special in order to be loved and fed – and you still make up that you need to be special, although you’re now an adult! But as an adult, it is grandiose of you to think you are special in this world. You just aren’t. You’re just another human being and when you finally accept that, then you can begin the task of filling up life with good experiences and just becoming more and more yourself – and not wasting time on getting special privileges or trying to prove to others or yourself that you’re special. (Of course, you’re special in your world, your “universe” – so that is why you will put yourself first.[1]) No one person is worth one iota more or less than another!
You’ll realize you do not need to be better than someone else to survive. You’ll stop the childish practice of comparison and the outdated assessment of survivability in “the tribe”. (footnote). You’ll simply say: Let me look at what is available and then choose, while in a rational state, what I want to do. You’ll realize that there are rarely any really threatening outside circumstances or people. You’ll accept reality and not operate in the illusion that you can’t respond to any situation and come out ok (because you’ll not be stuck in wasting energy and/or creating fear around the possibility that you are not better than someone else).
[1] Your lower minds are programmed (evolved) to assure your survival, with no one else having any comparative importance. You will put yourself first, logically, to “survive”. Now it is true that once survival is not seen as being threatened we will begin doing things that are beyond survival and we’ll be more socially conscious – but even then we will do it because it feels good and/or gets us something else. This is without exception, though we seem selfless when we do things for others seemingly without any personal gain – but that’s impossible, for we won’t do those things if there is not a positive result for ourselves! We’ll do it to think well of ourselves or to have others think well of us, which gives us “credit” in relationships and in our mind’s tally of our worthiness."
Please make sure you consider the reasoning in these fully, as it will serve you in achieving the life you want, at last.
Keith
(If the link, clicking the article title, doesn't work, go to http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com/ , Philosophy.)
Have you read under the Philosophy section (click title above to link), then go to 'OVERALL' section:
"A VIEW OF LIFE, AND GETTING THAT VIEW INTO EFFECT" - Is the
world supportive and is there really anything to be upset about? How can I be happy?
and the piece called:
"A VIEW OF ONESELF IN LIFE, A VIEW NEEDING 'SUBSTANTIAL' REWORK" - Would it benefit us to "re-work" some of our assumptions,
viewpoints, and beliefs about life, formed without knowledge or reasoning from a powerless and dependent viewpoint?
In the first are the viewpoints that:
1. We are awesomely fortunate to have been born, period.
2. The world is remarkably supporting.
And it is important to install those into our life philosophy in order to be feel good and be more powerful in life.
In the second is the startling following comments about what you made up as a small child:
"One you made up is that you need to be special in order to be loved and fed – and you still make up that you need to be special, although you’re now an adult! But as an adult, it is grandiose of you to think you are special in this world. You just aren’t. You’re just another human being and when you finally accept that, then you can begin the task of filling up life with good experiences and just becoming more and more yourself – and not wasting time on getting special privileges or trying to prove to others or yourself that you’re special. (Of course, you’re special in your world, your “universe” – so that is why you will put yourself first.[1]) No one person is worth one iota more or less than another!
You’ll realize you do not need to be better than someone else to survive. You’ll stop the childish practice of comparison and the outdated assessment of survivability in “the tribe”. (footnote). You’ll simply say: Let me look at what is available and then choose, while in a rational state, what I want to do. You’ll realize that there are rarely any really threatening outside circumstances or people. You’ll accept reality and not operate in the illusion that you can’t respond to any situation and come out ok (because you’ll not be stuck in wasting energy and/or creating fear around the possibility that you are not better than someone else).
[1] Your lower minds are programmed (evolved) to assure your survival, with no one else having any comparative importance. You will put yourself first, logically, to “survive”. Now it is true that once survival is not seen as being threatened we will begin doing things that are beyond survival and we’ll be more socially conscious – but even then we will do it because it feels good and/or gets us something else. This is without exception, though we seem selfless when we do things for others seemingly without any personal gain – but that’s impossible, for we won’t do those things if there is not a positive result for ourselves! We’ll do it to think well of ourselves or to have others think well of us, which gives us “credit” in relationships and in our mind’s tally of our worthiness."
Please make sure you consider the reasoning in these fully, as it will serve you in achieving the life you want, at last.
Keith
(If the link, clicking the article title, doesn't work, go to http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com/ , Philosophy.)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
FEARLESSNESS and THE DECISION TO BE HAPPY
Barbara,
We have discussed how your advisor psychologist friend has said you are behaving as a victim, so I thought I would write some additional pieces and sections around that idea.
The funny thing is that when we see that we are automatically doing some victim behaviors and then when we choose to stop that and adopt a total non-victim stance, we become virtually fearless and we choose to be happy no matter what. (See Psychology, Fear, Fearlessness or, to link directly, click title of this article above.)
Being a victim is indeed the source for "no power", as discussed in the Life Management, Power In Life section, AND it is the source for much fear (go to Psychology, Beliefs/Thoughts, VICTIMHOOD).
When we stop exaggerating the threats, which we do as if we were still a small child, and when we choose to be a total non-victim, we become virtually fearless and produce happiness NO MATTER WHAT.
It is possible, though you do not yet see it. But that is the purpose of this whole exercise to have you read this, practice the tools, and then to create that happiness you so greatly deserve.
Yours toward happiness,
Keith
Site for above is http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com/ .
We have discussed how your advisor psychologist friend has said you are behaving as a victim, so I thought I would write some additional pieces and sections around that idea.
The funny thing is that when we see that we are automatically doing some victim behaviors and then when we choose to stop that and adopt a total non-victim stance, we become virtually fearless and we choose to be happy no matter what. (See Psychology, Fear, Fearlessness or, to link directly, click title of this article above.)
Being a victim is indeed the source for "no power", as discussed in the Life Management, Power In Life section, AND it is the source for much fear (go to Psychology, Beliefs/Thoughts, VICTIMHOOD).
When we stop exaggerating the threats, which we do as if we were still a small child, and when we choose to be a total non-victim, we become virtually fearless and produce happiness NO MATTER WHAT.
It is possible, though you do not yet see it. But that is the purpose of this whole exercise to have you read this, practice the tools, and then to create that happiness you so greatly deserve.
Yours toward happiness,
Keith
Site for above is http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com/ .
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Not tensing the body when busy
Barbara,
As I was "rushing" off to meet to help a person in a terrifying financial jam, I noticed my body tensing and my breathing pace increasing. (I also noticed the next day that I was rushing and sitting forward when writing the all important plan for this person - so I repositioned myself and relaxed, appreciating what I was doing and that it was my choice and I didn't need to do it perfectly.)
It occurred to me then that this was "bad training" for my mind and body. Indeed, it occurred to me, and I made the promise to myself, that I would not allow my body to do any "emergency" preparation unless it was an actual danger* to my physical body. I remembered that the emergency system evolved as those who had it survived, but that it is only for real emergencies. I was letting myself do such a broad interpretation of danger when it was clearly not a threatening situation.
The discipline is simple:
1. Talk to myself: Tell myself this is no emergency at all. Add nurturing words.
2. Do physical adjustments: Breathe deeply and slowly and check all muscles for tension and
let them go.
I resolved to check early for such tension and to have it be absolutely unacceptable to let myself damage myself by activating this system needlessly!
It is my hope that you do the same, as we need to absolutely train ourselves to dissolve those things which create artificial anxiety, either in our thoughts and/or in our body [of course, they're related!].
This is another very simple but incredibly beneficial practice to do now and for the rest of your life.
Happy practicing!
*See www.thelifemanagementalliance.com, THREATS AND FEAR (Use search engine or press CTRL and click mouse.)
As I was "rushing" off to meet to help a person in a terrifying financial jam, I noticed my body tensing and my breathing pace increasing. (I also noticed the next day that I was rushing and sitting forward when writing the all important plan for this person - so I repositioned myself and relaxed, appreciating what I was doing and that it was my choice and I didn't need to do it perfectly.)
It occurred to me then that this was "bad training" for my mind and body. Indeed, it occurred to me, and I made the promise to myself, that I would not allow my body to do any "emergency" preparation unless it was an actual danger* to my physical body. I remembered that the emergency system evolved as those who had it survived, but that it is only for real emergencies. I was letting myself do such a broad interpretation of danger when it was clearly not a threatening situation.
The discipline is simple:
1. Talk to myself: Tell myself this is no emergency at all. Add nurturing words.
2. Do physical adjustments: Breathe deeply and slowly and check all muscles for tension and
let them go.
I resolved to check early for such tension and to have it be absolutely unacceptable to let myself damage myself by activating this system needlessly!
It is my hope that you do the same, as we need to absolutely train ourselves to dissolve those things which create artificial anxiety, either in our thoughts and/or in our body [of course, they're related!].
This is another very simple but incredibly beneficial practice to do now and for the rest of your life.
Happy practicing!
*See www.thelifemanagementalliance.com, THREATS AND FEAR (Use search engine or press CTRL and click mouse.)
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