tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37231291690011551312024-03-13T14:12:31.442-07:00E'motionTaking action with our thoughts...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255953170476208804noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723129169001155131.post-77547390690264113402013-03-27T02:33:00.003-07:002013-04-05T00:08:37.340-07:00'What gets you hopping??<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Do you ever feel that life is... </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>'one step forward and two steps back'?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I know I have.</b></span><br />
So, what did you do next? <br />
Did you continue or give up? I guess most of us have done both at some time or other.<br />
What made you choose to do so, the times you went forward? Was it a necessity or simply a mindset?<br />
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What I mean is...we have all heard the analogy, '<i>is the glass half full or half empty'?</i><br />
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Studies show that people that have more success, have so, primarily because of their mind frame.In other words, they look at the world in a positive way, presuming that they will always get where they are going eventually. It's just about perseverance, determination and an end goal in mind.<br />
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I was watching a documentary lately, feeling a little down in the dumps, when I received some much needed inspiration to continue with my goal, from the most unlikely little creatures.<br />
Little creatures that believe in never giving up, that believe every set back just gets you that little bit closer. That instead of looking at it as the '<i>glass half empty</i>' or '<i>one step forward, two steps back</i>', they instead see it a different way.<br />
<b>They choose to see it as <span style="color: red;">'<span style="font-size: large;"><i>one step back, two steps forward</i></span>'</span>. </b><br />
And guess what?.... It works!<br />
They eventually get to their desired destination.<br />
I choose to now believe this also....just like those incredibly spirited Rock-hopper Penguins.<br />
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<b>And eventually they do get to the top (-:</b><br />
<i><b>Maybe, we all need a little bit of 'rock-hopper' inspiration sometimes.....I know I did. </b></i><br />
<i><b>So.....'Hop' on!</b></i><br />
<i><b>Danielle x</b></i><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand">'There is no fixed physical reality, </span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand">no single
perception of the world, </span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand">just numerous ways of interpreting world views </span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand">as dictated by one's nervous system </span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand">and the specific environment of our
planetary existence.'</span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand">Deepak Chopra</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;">Today I am feeling <span style="font-size: small;">somewhat down<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Time for a big dose of N<span style="font-size: small;">lp, positive thinking and a fresh perspective..... (-:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yesterday, I had a bizarre experience, that clearly empha<span style="font-size: small;">sized <span style="font-size: small;">the above quote by Deepak<span style="font-size: small;">, </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">and another one whic<span style="font-size: small;">h I am just about to remin<span style="font-size: small;">d you of......... <span style="font-size: small;">'<b><i>The Map is not the Territory</i></b><span style="font-size: small;">.'</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">What does this mean <span style="font-size: small;">exactly? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, it means that what we always perceive or view as the truth<span style="font-size: small;">, fact or whatever you may call it,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">is not always <span style="font-size: small;">actually the way it is.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">What we see is what we see, but not <span style="font-size: small;">necessarily</span> the reality. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span> <br />
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What I mean is, a map is simply a tool, that may display a territory in a similar structure so that it allows us to traverse the land, but our perception of this map can
never equal the territory, but only our version of it, our own internal 'map'.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let me elabo<span style="font-size: small;">rate and give you my example,<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">without further a<span style="font-size: small;">do.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yesterday <span style="font-size: small;">I had a ridiculous and upsetting rant (through text) with a very good, long time friend.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">For some strange reason <span style="font-size: small;">she got it in her head that I had tried to keep some personal information from her and she was upset. The conversation got progressively worse as <span style="font-size: small;">I tried to explain <span style="font-size: small;">I just never thought of it, </span>she suggested I was being secretive<span style="font-size: small;"> and <span style="font-size: small;">so</span> I <span style="font-size: small;">retorted she was being paranoid. We both got further upset and <span style="font-size: small;">it carried on </span>into an irra<span style="font-size: small;">tional<span style="font-size: small;">, i<span style="font-size: small;">ncomprehensible<span style="font-size: small;">, impossib<span style="font-size: small;">le </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>tit for tat.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I elaborated <span style="font-size: small;">that it was not a big deal for me, that it had not been something important to<span style="font-size: small;"> tell.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">She went on to tell me that I never tell her things <span style="font-size: small;">until a<span style="font-size: small;">fter, re suggesting <span style="font-size: small;">I was being secretive.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">She even said her partner had <span style="font-size: small;">'observed' this.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well,<span style="font-size: small;"> after numerous te<span style="font-size: small;">xts, I gave up<span style="font-size: small;">, thinking we had better sleep on it, before ruining a life time friendship. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Th<span style="font-size: small;">is is the sum of what I think<span style="font-size: small;">;</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>* We spoke through texts.</b> That in itself will tell a LOT! Don<span style="font-size: small;">'t you think?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-size: small;">n NLP one of the first things we learn is how people communicate and how we evaluate a<span style="font-size: small;">nd discern what they are saying to us. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>When we communicate, <span style="font-size: small;">t</span>he </b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>actual words that we use make up ONLY about 10% of </b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>the process.</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="maintext"><span class="firstword"><span class="grand"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The rest is generally done through <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">physical</span> actions, posture, gesticulations, facial expressions</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> and so forth.<br />
So, the point is...<i><b>how well could we have actually been communicating?? </b></i><b> </b><br />
<b>On top of that 1st crucial error, we all tend to often follow some other silly ingrained patterns..... </b><br />
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<b>* We see a reflection of our own fears</b>.<br />
The boy who
fears dogs might believe that anything that moves is a dog, for a moment or
two before he realizes that its something else. This perception error often happens when people interact with each other also. Those who were cheated on
before often analyze and scrutinize peoples words and phrases looking to catch them out and prove their hunch correct. Those who were abused might find it hard to let down their defenses and trust again fearing the same will happen. Those who were abandoned by their parents may feel they are not good enough and that no one will stay with them.<br />
Unfortunately, we constantly look to reinforce our beliefs and justify our fears, unfortunately often to our detriment<b>. </b> <br />
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<li><b>We all have different beliefs.</b> Our individual belief system, based on all our history, governs the way we see reality. If, for example, you believe that
all people are selfish, then you will interpret their actions in a way that
proves this fact true. If you believe that rich people are arrogant
then you will always see them that way, not because they are, but because your perception of reality will be biased towards
your beliefs. Beliefs come from past experiences and that's why the
environment the person grows in determines the way he sees the world to a
great extent. Something that to me may not seem very relevant or important might be a huge big deal to my friend, based on our corresponding past experiences.</li>
<li><b>We have different identities:</b> I love to listen to Italian music while I paint or write, it inspires me and fills me with passion. But another friend of mine covers her ears and whines, as though I am prodding hot pokers in her ears! I love
this type of music because it resonates with my inner world and my past history. It is what I know and what I feel familiar with, and that brings me comfort and pleasure.I can relate to the Italian singer (being half Italian) and it reminds me of my childhood. We all see the world based on our own identities, and as a result one person can
find a certain thing beautiful while the other person can find it painful.</li>
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<span style="color: red;"><i>So, how do we see reality correctly then?</i></span></h2>
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Whenever you believe that people are not being nice to you or you are having a disagreement,<br />
* Remind yourself
that there is a great possibility that one of you are not seeing reality
correctly.<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>more on this here; </b></span><br />
<u><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/08/are-our-boundarys-real-imagined-or.html">http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/08/are-our-boundarys-real-imagined-or.html</a></b></span></u> <br />
* Look at things through their eyes.<br />
* See it through their perspective.<br />
* Try and relate to their past history so as to get a feel of what angle they are looking at it from.<br />
* Remember this is normal within us all so be forgiving, to both others and yourself.<br />
* Become aware of your own thought patterns and listen to your own internal dialogue.<br />
* Remember<i><b>......</b></i> <span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: blue;"><b>'The map is not the Territory.'</b> </span></i></span><br />
Read this article for more on this also,<br />
<a href="http://neurocombative.blogspot.ie/2012/11/the-map-is-not-territory.html">http://neurocombative.blogspot.ie/2012/11/the-map-is-not-territory.html</a><br />
<i> </i> <b>For more on how to look at things through a new perspective and improve your relationships,</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">B</span></span>ut for now I am going to go chat to my f<span style="font-size: small;">riend<span style="font-size: small;">,</span></span></i></span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255953170476208804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723129169001155131.post-79732300210971221082012-12-09T09:20:00.003-08:002013-04-05T00:23:15.208-07:00What do YOU do that you are not even aware of...yet?<span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">A work colleague once said to me...</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b><i>'Danielle, you are your own worst enemy.'</i></b></span><br />
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<b>I was completely shocked and genuinely baffled by why she might think that.</b></div>
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Sure....I was what I liked to call ....'<i>polite', 'realistic' and 'self competitive' - </i>whatever that meant...?</div>
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I dismissed the remark, with my usual apology, for what...I'm not entirely sure, and backed out,</div>
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closing the door to the little office, with a guilty demeanor. </div>
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<b>But </b>I had not closed the door to the memory of her flippant, yet well meaning remark. </div>
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The door to my neural pathways had been opened and the wheels churned around in my head,</div>
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over and over like rehashed dough in a bocketty old bread mixer.</div>
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<i><b>No one had ever said this to me before. Why would she say such a thing?</b></i></div>
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My first reaction was one of rising indignation. </div>
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<i>Who did she think she was? Was it not obvious I was just being polite?? </i></div>
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<i>Was she so perfect, that she thought she could just say something like that to me so bluntly?</i></div>
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And yet......I started to question my flushed emotions. She had triggered a nerve.</div>
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Maybe, just maybe she had a point.</div>
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I had been in the business of reading people long enough to know there is always some truth in something one takes the time to say. </div>
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I had often had to address issues and habits with people they were unaware they actually had. </div>
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And it always surprised me that they never realized they did these things and often were so utterly shocked, indignant and completely un-receptive to my attempts to convince them otherwise. </div>
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<b><i>Was I going to be one of them?</i></b></div>
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Nope. I was good at listening and reading between the lines or straight at them as in this case!</div>
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This girl was a very deep thinker, analytical and very smart albeit sometimes maybe a little blunt. </div>
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Although very well meaning she didn't mince her words, and so I started to think....</div>
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maybe, just maybe she had a point, maybe because...she had simply witnessed it!</div>
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I realized then very quickly, (I was very open to change at the time and working enthusiastically on my personal development) that she was completely correct of course.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I started to take note of how often I would.....</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">criticize myself out loud or internally, </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>apologize</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> for something utterly unnecessary,</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">tut at myself, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">or even simply throw my eyes to heaven.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I became aware of the times I did it. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I didn't judge or criticize myself even further for doing it, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I just simply became aware of it. </span></b></div>
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<b>My mind had expanded. New pathways were being opened. </b></div>
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<b>I was discovering new things FAST!</b></div>
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Shortly after with the help of my newly discovered NLP techniques, I worked on silencing my self-critical inner voice. </div>
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Six months later, people started to say I had changed. </div>
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<b>Something in me was now very different.</b></div>
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<b>I would simply smile. </b></div>
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<b>Yes, it was.</b></div>
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<b>For my work colleague... <span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thank you </i>x </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">For more read here..</span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/09/the-simple-way-to-success.html">http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/09/the-simple-way-to-success.html</a></b></div>
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<b>Danielle Serpico</b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>'We</i></b></span><span class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><i> have to learn to be our own best friends, </i></span></span></div>
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<span class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.' </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="maintext" style="color: #232323; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Roderick Thorp.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255953170476208804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723129169001155131.post-25385478591653866192012-12-02T08:01:00.002-08:002014-11-25T02:17:02.903-08:00The first 'step' on your journey...<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">How do you know HOW to take the first step?..</span></b><br />
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<b>Sometimes our goals and aspirations seem so far away and daunting that we end up never actually getting started. </b><b>It all just seems too much...too distant...too impossible.</b><br />
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<b>Focusing on your goals, is of course, a very rewarding and pragmatic exercise, as I have said many times. If you don't know your end destination then how do you plan to get there?</b><br />
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Here is more on this...<br />
<a href="http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/09/the-simple-way-to-success.html">http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/09/the-simple-way-to-success.html</a><br />
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For <b>now</b> let's re-read the previous sentence.<br />
<b><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">If you don't know your end destination then.... </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">how do you </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">PLAN</span><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"> to get there??</span></b><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Exactly - YOU NEED TO PLAN!</span></u></b><br />
And planning can be a lot easier then you think.<br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;">Break it into chunks, one step at a time.....</b><br />
To get to x ....I need to do Y first ....and so on.<br />
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I grew up in Rome and as a little girl the Starlings above my head, swooped and swayed in a magnificent wave above my head, as I giggled delightedly at their wonderful performance.<br />
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But I never questioned how did they manage to stay so perfectly in sync..... but many scientists did.<br />
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They discovered that instead of prior belief that they all interacted with each other, they each actually kept track of only seven of their feathery friends, thus being much easier to keep up with.<br />
They naturally, instinctively knew that a smaller number was easier to manage, taking in the big picture would probably prove a little too overwhelming.<br />
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Maybe, we can do the same?<br />
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When we are faced with a seemingly impossible task or we want to reach out and grab hold of those dreams, then simply break it down, into small manageable steps, that individually seem more achievable.<br />
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Start with those little steps and the magnificence will follow....<br />
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<i><strong>Enjoy the flight.....</strong></i><br />
<i><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Danielle x</span></strong></i><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Your Mind Coach</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255953170476208804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723129169001155131.post-41177662601088590472012-11-16T02:29:00.002-08:002014-11-25T02:06:55.574-08:00The map is not the territory....<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Plato used to say... </span><br />
<i>'The objects we perceive are not the ultimate reality,
but more like a shadow of reality.' </i><br />
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He explained this in the following analogy, 'The Cave'.<a href="http://www.peterrussell.com/Reality/RHTML/R2a1.html"> </a><br />
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<i>A group of people, living in an underground cave since they were born, are forced to sit
with their backs to the entrance. All they can see is the far wall of
the cave. In the mouth of the cave is a large fire, and between the
fire and the people’s back parade various creatures, whose shadows are
cast by the fire on to the cave wall. </i><br />
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<i>The prisoners in the cave cannot
turn their heads to see the creatures, all they can see are the
flickering shadows on the wall in front of them. Since this is all they
have ever seen since the day they were born, they presume these shadows are
all there is.
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<i>Then, one of the prisoners manages to free himself and,
looking around, realizes that everything he took to be reality up to now... is but a
shadow. </i><br />
<i>Outside he finds the true world of color and three-dimensional
forms! </i><br />
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<i>Overjoyed with his discovery, he returns to the group to tell them the wonderful news. But try as he might, he cannot
convince them that everything they see are but flickering shadows of the
"real world". In the end the other prisoners kill him rather than
accept such a nonsensical notion.'</i><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">What this means is, that our perception of reality is not reality
itself </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">but our own version of it, or our "map".</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No
two people will have entirely the same 'map'. While, most of us have similar
neurological structure, it functions differently in each of us.
We all use what is called are Subnomalities or our 'senses'. These are made up of Visual (Sight), Auditory (Sound), Kinestetic (Touch & feeling), Gustatory (Taste), and Au-factory (Smell). We use a combination of these senses and often more of our preferred ones, to come to our conclusions of things. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This can be the basis for many of the problems we encounter in our daily lives, when we presume to 'know' something is <i>'as it is',</i> or trying
to impose our 'map' onto another person. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Learning to recognize the
structure of another person's map allows us to more accurately </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>see the world
though their eyes</i>" and therefore be able to understand and relate to
others on a deeper level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remembering this can help us change our old beliefs, therefore often changing our old habits. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Change your way of thinking and you will change your actions.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Always remember </b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>'The map is not the territory' </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and your discoveries will be enlightening.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Below is a really interesting article with a cool demonstration on how we sometimes see things differently then the actual reality...</span><br />
<a href="http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/do-we-perceive-reality-the-checker-shadow-illusion/">http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/do-we-perceive-reality-the-checker-shadow-illusion/</a><br />
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If you want to understand more how the mind works and the link between the
conscious and subconscious then lets look at the process in more depth.....(-:<br />
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When you develop a thought, it is firstly analyzed by the
conscious mind which then sends electro-chemicals to the
brain.
As the electro-chemicals travel through the brain,
neural pathways are opened up and the data passes through. The conscious mind then
attaches
emotion to the thought based on its 'perceived'
interpretation of this data. This increases the vibration of the thought
and it is at this time that a belief is created and then stored in the subconscious mind.<br />
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This belief may be based on
truth,
reality, or even a lie. It depends on where the thought
came from and how it had been interpreted. It can then be accessed and
utilized in the future by the conscious mind, to either
support or deny any future thoughts that are inputted into the
conscious
mind.
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When the conscious mind receives this
same input again, the subconscious mind will locate and
provide the data
which was stored previously and then send it back to the
conscious mind with an emotion of some type, which was also
stored
previously with this data. This will create a
vibration based on the frequency of the data presented. </div>
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that thought was intended to provide. </div>
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So keep in mind (-: if your thoughts are helpful and positive or not. </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Remember, the subconscious mind
does not know the difference between what is real or imagined.</span> </div>
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It only
responds to what is fed to it. </div>
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So for it to work
correctly, you must be sure and clear of what you are feeding it, </div>
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if you really want to succeed at creating the life of your dreams....
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<span style="color: indianred;"> </span><i> </i><br />
<i>'Everything you can imagine is real'<br />
</i>Pablo Picasso<br />
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To all your dreams,<br />
<strong><em></em></strong><br />
<strong><em>Danielle x</em></strong><br />
Your Mind Coach<br />
<a href="mailto:info@theblackbeltmastermind.com">info@theblackbeltmastermind.com</a><br />
00353(0)863845299<br />
More on this here....<br />
<a href="http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/08/are-our-boundarys-real-imagined-or.html">http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/08/are-our-boundarys-real-imagined-or.html</a> <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255953170476208804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723129169001155131.post-65174327754575370892012-11-15T13:25:00.002-08:002012-11-16T12:01:19.314-08:00Good decision, bad decision...gut decision...<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sometimes we all struggle with making decisions, some big, some very small,</i></span><i style="font-size: x-large;">but..... how do we come to make them?</i></span><br />
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If you are struggling with a decision at the moment and feel like you are going around in circles, then maybe... not making a decision (at least for a while)<br />
is a good decision!<br />
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In fact, you are probably already doing that, at least unconsciously, so how about you let up on yourself a little, give yourself a break and go back to it when you feel more clear headed.<br />
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A good way to help with this clarity is to <b><span style="font-size: large;">visualise</span></b>.<br />
Simply take each of the considered scenarios, and visualise what it would be like if you chose that path.<br />
See how it feels and how you react to each one.<br />
Then, probably your 'gut' or 'instinct', will tell you which one to choose.<br />
This is generally the right choice for you.<br />
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You see, if the problem is not a logical one, like say...'Will I put petrol in the car as its in the red, before I go on this long journey?' Well, you can probably deduct you will run out and the car will stall, so you clearly know the consequences.<br />
Not all decisions are this logical, so this is when turning it over and over, hoping for the 'correct' answer may never happen. <b><span style="font-size: large;">Its down to your gut now... Trust it.</span></b><br />
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One things for sure, if you don't make any decisions, you are never in control of what happens next and you may never move forward.<br />
The lost important part is that we actually really 'think'. Not fret, stress and worry, getting ourselves all in a muddle, but when we are ready, we really <b><span style="font-size: large;">think</span></b>.<br />
Sometimes the solution is logical and we will figure it out, sometimes its our gut and sometimes its a mixture of the two. I will leave you with this super little tale....<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">'<i>Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The Moneylender, who was old and cunning, fancied the farmer's beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">So the cunning moneylender suggested that they let providence decide the matter.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">a) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">b) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">c) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into Jail.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the money bag.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Moneylender, then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the money bag.</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">What would you have done if you were the girl? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Careful thought would result in three possibilities:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the money bag </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and expose the moneylender as a cheat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with traditional logical thinking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Think of the consequences if she chooses. What would you recommend to the girl to do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, here is what she did ...</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the money bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked."</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So remember, most problems DO have a solution. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">We simply have to <b>think</b> to find it.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">To all your wonderful decisions,</span></i></div>
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<b>So.....if your unconscious thinks you cannot handle your fears, </b></div>
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<b>it will then automatically activate the body’s sympathetic nervous system.</b></div>
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<b>How does it “know” you “cannot handle” your fears? </b></div>
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Well...our thoughts and beliefs are saying so, right?! TOXIC thoughts!</div>
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This is a SUPER article on this here...</div>
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<a href="http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2011/08/the-neuroscience-of-changing-toxic-thinking-or-behavior-patterns/">http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2011/08/the-neuroscience-of-changing-toxic-thinking-or-behavior-patterns/</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255953170476208804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723129169001155131.post-8651000318048928762012-10-05T01:12:00.001-07:002013-04-05T00:47:24.010-07:00Autopilot, extict or......alive?<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Einstein said that <i> </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>'If the bee disappeared from the surface of the globe </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>then man would have only four years left of life.'</i></b></span><br />
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Here's more on this <a href="http://www.snopes.com/quotes/einstein/bees.asp">http://www.snopes.com/quotes/einstein/bees.asp</a><br />
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My wonder is....<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>are many of us actually truly '<i>living</i>' as it is?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Or</b></span>........<b>simply <i>surviving</i></b>.<br />
Fighting a loosing battle and the daily grind to keep us from extinction for another day.<br />
Avoiding the inevitable, that is already happening if we dare look.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A_lGmlDTnZ0/UG6S8PfBzWI/AAAAAAAAAN4/qVCr8t1-TMk/s1600/train.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A_lGmlDTnZ0/UG6S8PfBzWI/AAAAAAAAAN4/qVCr8t1-TMk/s1600/train.jpg" /></a><b>Or... maybe... already happened.</b><br />
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I don't mean to sound glum here! I am simply explaining what I see on a daily basis.<br />
Like drones or something out of a sci-fi movie, we pile into buses and trains or sit bleary eyed staring blankly out over a car steering wheel. We tiredly plod the crowded streets on a mission to our jobs, many of us looking as though we are walking the plank to our watery grave.<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Is that truly living?? </span></b><br />
How many times have you been awakened from your daytime sleep walking by a friend or colleague startling you back to the 'real' world? <i>Where were you just before that moment? </i><br />
Probably floating off lazily somewhere else, thinking of the past or a possible future.<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What <i>if</i> you were present more often?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How would that affect you?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Do it now and see.</b></span><br />
Concentrate fully on this moment, reading this. Keeping the focus on <b>NOW,</b> the <b>PRESENT</b>.<br />
How do you feel right now, while you concentrate on <b>YOU</b>.<br />
I am betting you feel <b>MORE ALERT</b> then you did a few seconds ago.<b> MORE AWAKE</b>.<br />
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That's because you are here now, your mind is here, connected with your body, not wandering off somewhere else, leaving your sluggish body to thump around the place on Autopilot, without a real presence in control.<br />
<b>FEEL the DIFFERENCE.</b><br />
That is <span style="font-size: large;"><b>living in the present</b></span>.<br />
That is <b>LIVING</b> (-:<br />
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This way us humans will not become extinct before our body's actually do!<br />
And you never know then what might happen,<br />
with our minds on board the ship, what we are actually capable of....<br />
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<i>Enjoy the trip of your life,</i><br />
<i>Danielle x </i><br />
NLP Licensed Practitioner and Life Coach. <br />
<b>You can read more on this subject click below...</b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255953170476208804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723129169001155131.post-82513381394303906992012-09-26T01:26:00.005-07:002012-10-05T01:04:53.375-07:00Make contact with the true you....<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Reaching</span> out for the real you....</b></span></span><br />
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If you are anything <i>like me</i>, and I am pretty <i>sure</i> you have been at some point,<br />
then you will have, at least once in your life not been able to stop your internal voice.<br />
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What do I <i>me</i>an by that?<br />
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Well, like...<i>me</i>..... <br />
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have you allowed that little voice to take over and control you and bring you down the wrong path or take you in circles? Rather then you taking control, <i>reaching</i> out to your true mind and directing your own future?<br />
Have you <i>bought</i> in to this pattern of letting whoever that voice is, real or imaginary, yourself or someone else, <i>talk</i> you out of what you felt was your <i>true gut feeling</i>?<br />
Has it ever felt like a <i>con</i>? Have you had moments for example <i>on the phone</i> or <i>sending a message</i> where you were <i>tact</i>-less or thought someone else was unjustly?<br />
Do you <i>ring</i> your parents often or don't because your little voice is blabbing in your ear about the past?<br />
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<i>If like me</i>, you have done this, then you might be interested to know, there is a way to just shut it up or at least turn down the volume on it! Or even make it so...it just makes you laugh!<br />
Does that not sound like a <i>good idea.</i>..<br />
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Have a look at this for some more info on the subject.... <br />
<a href="http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/07/badhabits-youre-so-stupid-ugly.html">http://neurocombatives.blogspot.ie/2012/07/badhabits-youre-so-stupid-ugly.html</a><br />
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<b>Imagine </b>a life where <b>you </b>instead <b>make the decision</b> to take back control of the steering wheel and you decide to steer it down a path towards a life of peace, happiness and joy. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sounds good yea!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>You are here now for a reason,</b></i></span> you have read the above and concurred with some... if not <i>all of above</i>, so <i>by now you know </i>there is a possibility of <i>change</i> and reaching that decisiveness you may strive for.<br />
If you want a life full of you being in control, following <i>your true path, meaningful contact, meaning and purpose</i> then <span style="font-size: large;"><b>you now know what you could start by doing</b></span>.....<br />
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