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Today may be a significant day. Even if it isn't, for you, it could be made into one. You don't have to be a philosopher to think about what's important to you, and there are more opportunities to do that than you might think.
Some anthropologists say that the ability to deceive is one of humans' greatest attributes because it helps us maintain social bonds. Then there are the moralisers who tell us why we should tell the truth. There will always be plenty of those. Telling the truth to ourselves is a personal choice that has little to do with morals. It has more to do with personal values, inner strength and personal integrity. And some say that it's a way to avoid folly.
The mind's brilliant ability to categorise people and things in an instant has obvious benefits for our survival. But, there's a downside that causes so many problems, it's worth examining the habit from time to time.
If you are locked into a personal battle about what you should or shouldn't do, it can be pointless and self-defeating. There are many ways to be yourself. Just don't think how you should go about it. You can help your children too by avoiding the habit of telling what they should be.
Although we usually think of therapy as being about change, it’s often more accurate to say that it is about doing more of what you already know how to do well. It’s not so much about change, as it is about identification and amplification. If you can do that in the right way, you won't need a therapist.
George shocked, wet and upset. George withdrew, dried and changed himself, and puzzled over what had happened. When they next met, George, though cautious, never mentioned it and acted pretty much as he always had. Tolerance is a virtue, after all. Isn't it?
‘Anger Management' means different things to different people. If you are ...
Lamenting your lack of progress can become a pattern, to a point where you give up. Stick to the steps you know you must take.
Does our past act as an indelible watermark on our lives? Clearly not, but that doesn't stop many people (and some professionals in the mental health field), acting as though it does. Judith Claybourne's TED video is insightful and highly relevant for anyone who believes that we are victims of our past.
If you feel uneasy about an idea you probably feel like rejecting it, but your reaction could be an important signpost to learning something new.
“A different approach to personal development”
“A different approach to personal development”
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