This entry is part 11 of 12 in the series 12 Ideas
No Past — One of the toughest ‘sells,’ both in therapy and in life, is this: there is no need, nor is there any way, to resolve the issues of the past.
About Being Chained – I must take full responsibility for my choices, decisions, and directions. Just as there is no one to compare myself to, there is no one is to blame for any choice I have ever made.
Knowing Yourself — I suspect that most people are more concerned with perfecting their defensiveness and whining than they are with radically altering their way of being in the world.
About Mind Movies — The stories we create might be interesting (to us) but they are just that… stories. Reality is right in front of us, not in our heads.
. It is impossible to live life free of anxiety. There is the anxiety that comes when deciding to shift one’s way of being–the anxiety of change, of pain, of growth. And, there is the anxiety of trying to stay the same, in denial, pretending.
10 Things Your Mommy Forgot to Tell You — We are taught from birth to only notice certain things. This is the process of socialization.
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