How do you use the three levels of value in your “real” life to fall in love with yourself?
The article asking: where do you look to define your value got a lot of “hits” and comments.
Reading the answers I saw that some fundamental distinctions are missing, in spite of the fact that I have written about all of those before, on this blog.
So after reading the article about the three levels of valu
A student of mine lives in the same town as I do and for a while he used to drive me around to do errands.
Then I realized that it made him feel entitled to insult me on calls, so I put an end to that arrangement.
That was about two months ago.
He sent me a few emails offering rides, etc.
We even spent a few good times doing “exploring your own neighborhood” type of things, like visiting lakes and such.
Every email that he sends emphasizes that he is giving me something, asking me what I need… etc.
I stopped wanting anything.
I don’t want him to give me anything any more. I experience a feeling akin to hate or anger rising in me every time I think of him.
My regular driver is taking a break: she works at the New York State Fair for a few days, and I am driverless. I need stuff. But I won’t ask my student for help because of what I want to share with you.
If you are a perpetual and compulsive giver, you think that you are a good person, don’t you? Am I corre
Mind says: the important thing is to have the answer.
Life says: the important thing is to have the question.
Thinking, the proper use of the thinking part of the brain, is to ask questions. Questions allow you to penetrate things deeply, to see new connections, to see what’s below the surface.
The mind, also a part of the brain, isn’t interested in that, the mind really isn’t interested in anything. Maybe gossip, but that is it.
Recently I found myself finding my life blah. So I set out to regain my will to live… because with blah comes no will to leave, much like when you are forced to eat tasteless food, you lose your will to eat.
I also noticed that the color faded from my language. People stopped complimenting me on the turn of phrases, the expressions, the metaphors I used… because I stopped using them.
When something isn’t working in your life, there is something you don’t know… but how are you going to find out what you don’t know, and how are you going to learn it? Big question!
I just got off the “itch” webinar. I felt real gratitude flowing towards me from participants. True gratitude I recognized as gratitude I have felt before.
Let me tell you my story: When I was 28 years old, I dated a man who was older than me. One evening he sat me down and said: “I think your father never spoke to you…”
“How did you know? I never told you that?!” I answered, dumbfounded that he knew that.
“I know because if he had, you would not make the mistakes you are making” he answered.
Go read the rest of the article http://www.yourvibration.com/14231/you-dont-know/
What is choice, really? Do you ever choose? Probably not.
Choice: Selecting freely, AFTER consideration
I think, at some point in our lives we decide whether we want to be good or bad.
I decided twice. The first time I decided that somebody had to pay for my misery… and the only way to have them pay, whether they were guilty or not, is to be bad.
Then, when I learned the art and power of taking responsibility, of pulling the power to myself, I made a new decision, I decided to be on the side of good.
Go read the rest of the article http://www.yourvibration.com/14187/good-evil/
Freedom versus Liberty, thrivers, survivors, or fallen by the wayside
When I ask people what they want, many say they want freedom. When we poke into it: they want a sense of freedom, but think the way to get to freedom is through liberty… Let me explain.
Just like with all words we use, here is huge confusion, a collapse of two distinctions: freedom and liberty. They are not connected. They don’t even overlap!
Go read the rest of the article http://www.yourvibration.com/14154/freedom-liberty/
Who Perpetuates The Culture Of Abuse , The Culture Of Measuring Man And Woman’s Rights Differently? The Men Or The Women Of A Culture? This is a controversial article. People will be offended.
The feedback has been great on the tough questions. So here is another bunch. Asking questions for the examined life…
As a child I never asked this question. As a young adult I knew that excelling is the purpose. I, who basically, have never asked, I have to answer this question: how weird can life be… right?