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Tag Archives: peace
Some of My Thoughts on Projection
There’s a simple exercise I’ve heard of for finding your shadow. Simply write on a piece of paper everything you dislike seeing in other people and then put your name at the top; that’s your shadow. Although I’ve done this … Continue reading
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Review of Letting Go
Letting Go is the best book I’ve read this year. David Hawkins brilliantly addresses how to effectively manage unwanted thoughts, feelings, and emotions so that they don’t build up within us and cause problems. I got this book right when … Continue reading
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The Calm After the Storm
Since I’m feeling much better now than I was for most of the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about the calm after the storm. Things have settled down for me, most of my negative emotions have retreated, and I’m … Continue reading
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Living with the Shadow
There is a concept in psychology called the shadow. As I understand it, the shadow consists of whatever aspects of ourselves we unconsciously repress or consciously suppress. It is anything that we keep from others or even from ourselves, and … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Alan Watts, Carl Jung, Letting Go, Living with the Shadow, love, Mara, peace, psychology, shadow, wholeness
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The Daily Stoic: “Give People the Benefit of the Doubt”
The Daily Stoic has once again touched on a subject I find incredibly difficult when I’m in the heat of the moment, although I’m pretty good at doing this when I’m observing a situation from the outside. Still, when I … Continue reading
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Avoiding the Ideology Trap
I spent most of my life trapped in one or more ideologies. Although some of them were beneficial to me in certain ways, they all kept me from seeing as much of the big picture as I could have without … Continue reading
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Tagged Avoiding the Ideology Trap, freedom, ideas, ideologies, ideologue, mental freedom, mental peace, peace, thoughts, worldviews
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Resistance and Surrender
Letting go of resistance is key to living my best life. It’s natural for me to react defensively to anything that I dislike and wish that it ends as soon as possible. However, in most cases, that does nothing to … Continue reading
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The Daily Stoic: “Revenge Is a Dish Best Not Served”
Another reminder from The Daily Stoic of something that’s hard for me to do. Even if I don’t retaliate against someone who I think has wronged me, you can bet I’m fantasizing about doing so. What helps me sometimes avoid … Continue reading
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Working Through My Thoughts
Many people are afraid of being alone with their thoughts. I understand and relate to that as my mind still gets the best of me at times. However, the more time I’ve spent by myself with no external distractions, the … Continue reading
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Tagged floating, meditation, peace, quiet, relax, silence, Surrender, thoughts, Working Through My Thoughts
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Working Through Pain
Working through pain instead of trying to bury it has been integral to my personal growth. I’ve discovered that I’ll continue repeating lessons until I’ve learned them and that trying to avoid learning them only adds to my burden and, … Continue reading
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